2008-08-20 53 8

Wed 20 Aug 2008 in 53,8: 53.1685119, 8.1340127 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

This Geohash is located on a strawberry field near Wehnen, a bit west of the city of Oldenburg.

Participants

Alaska

Expedition

After work, I took my bike and left Oldenburg heading westward on Ammerländer Heerstraße/Hermann-Ehlers-Straße, passing the villages of Ofen and Bloh, finally arriving in Wehnen near the hash location around 4:30 pm.

To the right hand side of the street, there's a large mental hospital, the Karl-Jaspers-Klinik, named after the Oldenburg-born philosopher and psychiatrist Karl Jaspers. The institution's history started in 1858, its darkest chapter being the period of the Nazi regime, during which supposedly more than 1,500 patients were killed.

To the left hand side there are strawberry and blueberry fields where it is possible to pick up the fruits yourself (see the Kösterhof website for details).

The Geohash was located on these fields, so I left my bike at the street and walked to the exact location. Having arrived there, I took some photos plus the obligatory phone screenshots, then headed back home.

Photos

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  A nearby cell tower

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  Me at the hash location

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  A nearby ... thing (probably a piece of art)

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  A tractor driving by

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  Screenshot of my phone's GPS position

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  Screenshot of my phone's map app

Achievements

Alaska earned the Two to the N achievement by attempting to reach 21 hashpoints on 2008-08-20 53 8 and is promoted to Level 1 (Expeditions).