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The [[Mansfield, Ohio]] geohash for [[2008-07-19|Saturday, July 19, 2008]] will be on the corner of Smoke Burr Drive and Sunbury Road in Westerville, Ohio.
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The [[Mansfield, Ohio]] geohash for [[2008-07-19|Saturday, July 19, 2008]] was on the corner of Smokeburr Drive and Sunbury Road in Westerville, Ohio.
  
 
== The Location ==
 
== The Location ==
  
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This is right next to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam_(Ohio) Hoover Reservoir].  In fact, there's a parking lot, public restrooms, and a picnic area right across Sunbury from the hash.  (Plus [http://dnr.state.oh.us/portals/9/PDF/hoover%20reservoir.pdf fishing access and boat docks], if you're into that sort of thing.) So, if people aren't into us hanging out in their driveway, we've got some place to go.
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This was right next to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam_(Ohio) Hoover Reservoir].  In fact, there's a parking lot, public restrooms, and a picnic area right across Sunbury from the hash.  (Plus [http://dnr.state.oh.us/portals/9/PDF/hoover%20reservoir.pdf fishing access and boat docks], if you're into that sort of thing.)
  
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Examining the location from Google Street View, Smoke Burr Drive was closed for some sort of road work.  As Columbus was apparently only added to Street View last month, the images might be somewhat recent and possibly relevant.
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== Who was there?==
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*[[User:Chrajohn|Chris]], [[User:Alex|Alex]], and fellow XKCD fan Bobby visited the hash around 3:45 PM, only pausing briefly to take pictures since the location was in a residential driveway.  They then walked about halfway across the Hoover Dam and back, hoping that other geohashers would drift by, but their hopes were again dashed, despite having candy to share. Tragique!
  
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== Who's coming? ==
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<gallery caption="Pictures" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="2">
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*[[User:Chrajohn|Chris]] and [[User:Alex|Alex]] will be there!
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Image:0719081542a.jpg|The intersection of Sunbury and Smokeburr.
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Image:0719081542b.jpg|
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Image:0719081543a.jpg|The entrance to the subdivision.
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Image:0719081543b.jpg|The house attached to the driveway in question.
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Image:0719081543c.jpg|The hash location!
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Image:0719081544a.jpg|
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Image:0719081544b.jpg|
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Image:0719081544c.jpg|Alex somehow managed to close her eyes while taking her own picture.
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Image:0719081544d.jpg|:D is the official geohashing face!
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Image:0719081546a.jpg|If they can't chase it, how do they catch it...?
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Image:0719081600a.jpg|When walking across the dam, we came across lots of danger rocks.
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Image:0719081559a.jpg|And unsafe sledding.
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Image:0719081558a.jpg|It says DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE!
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Image:0719081553a.jpg|DANGER DANGER DANGER
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Image:0719081551a.jpg|A parking area on the creek side of the Hoover Dam.
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Image:0719081551b.jpg|The boat marina.
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Image:0719081553b.jpg|Observation deck near the middle of the dam.
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Image:0719081553c.jpg|
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Image:0719081554a.jpg|The water splooshing out on the other side of the dam.
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Image:0719081555a.jpg|
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Image:0719081555b.jpg|
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Image:0719081621a.jpg|
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Image:0719081622a.jpg|
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Image:0719081622b.jpg|We were spinning in the parking lot to pass time and cool off!
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Revision as of 23:48, 19 July 2008

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The Mansfield, Ohio geohash for Saturday, July 19, 2008 was on the corner of Smokeburr Drive and Sunbury Road in Westerville, Ohio.

The Location

This was right next to Hoover Reservoir. In fact, there's a parking lot, public restrooms, and a picnic area right across Sunbury from the hash. (Plus fishing access and boat docks, if you're into that sort of thing.)

Who was there?

  • Chris, Alex, and fellow XKCD fan Bobby visited the hash around 3:45 PM, only pausing briefly to take pictures since the location was in a residential driveway. They then walked about halfway across the Hoover Dam and back, hoping that other geohashers would drift by, but their hopes were again dashed, despite having candy to share. Tragique!
  • Pictures

  • The intersection of Sunbury and Smokeburr.

  • 0719081542b.jpg

  • The entrance to the subdivision.

  • The house attached to the driveway in question.

  • The hash location!

  • 0719081544a.jpg
  • 0719081544b.jpg

  • Alex somehow managed to close her eyes while taking her own picture.

  • D is the official geohashing face!

  • If they can't chase it, how do they catch it...?

  • When walking across the dam, we came across lots of danger rocks.

  • And unsafe sledding.

  • It says DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE!

  • DANGER DANGER DANGER

  • A parking area on the creek side of the Hoover Dam.

  • The boat marina.

  • Observation deck near the middle of the dam.

  • 0719081553c.jpg

  • The water splooshing out on the other side of the dam.

  • 0719081555a.jpg
  • 0719081555b.jpg
  • 0719081621a.jpg
  • 0719081622a.jpg

  • We were spinning in the parking lot to pass time and cool off!

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