Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Today's Locations: Philadelphia (North) Philadelphia (South)

Philadelphia is split between two primary graticules, as the city is bisected by the 40th parallel. The southern Philadelphia graticule is at 39 N, -75 W. The northern graticule is at 40 N, -75 W. Parts of the Far Northeast are in the Newark, New Jersey graticule, and many of the South Jersey suburbs are in the Atlantic City, New Jersey graticule; those may be more convenient to get to for some people, depending on the coordinates of the day.

Neighboring Graticules

Berwick, PA	Scranton, PA	Newburgh, NY
Harrisburg, PA	Philadelphia, PA	Newark, NJ
Baltimore, MD		Atlantic City, NJ
Washington, DC (East)	Salisbury, MD	Cape May, NJ

Areas within the North Graticule

• Pennsylvania
  • half of Philadelphia, including Northwest Philadelphia, North Philadelphia north of approximately Allegheny Avenue, and most of Northeast Philadelphia
  • about half of Chester County
  • Most of Montgomery, Bucks, and Berks Counties, including Reading, Doylestown, Norristown, and most of the Main Line
  • All of the Lehigh Valley
  • Most of Carbon and Monroe Counties
  • Small parts of Luzerne and Pike Counties
• New Jersey
  • Parts of Hunterdon and Warren Counties

Areas within the South Graticule

• Pennsylvania
  • half of Philadelphia, including Center City, South Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, and North Philadelphia south of approximately Allegheny Avenue
  • Most of Delaware and Chester Counties
• Delaware
  • All of New Castle County including Wilmington and Newark
  • Most of Kent County including Dover
  • Most of Delaware Bay
• Maryland
  • Most of Cecil County, and parts of Kent, Queen Anne's, and Caroline Counties
• New Jersey
  • Parts of Camden County including Camden and Haddonfield
  • Parts of Gloucester and Cumberland Counties
  • All of Salem County

(The South Graticule is one of 10 known graticules to span 4 US states.)

Local Geohashers

• Casey is in Philly and willing to visit geohashes in the city.
• TLP is here, but lazy and car-less. Will attempt (very) nearby hashes.
• Olorwen is also here, but also currently car-less. Will attempt some Delaware hashes!
• cpthomp is here in Newark, and has a car, up for Delaware, PA, MD hashes
• cshulse is in Philadelphia and is hoping for a Saturday Meetup between 39.5 and 40.5 because gas is quite pricey these days.
• rkweicker lives in Philly - and will definitely hit up any hashes that are in and around the city.
• tjs204 lives in Bethlehem - goes to Lehigh - and is quite un-car'd. Will attempt any local, Bethlehem area Meet-Ups
• TheWaySheGoes is in Philadelphia and ready to give hashing a try! Bicycle and car equipt up for all kinds of hashes.
• Skavoovee is in Collegeville and would love to give this a shot! Has a car and is willing to drive around a bit!
• rseasmith is in the Allentown area and will definitely try to do this. He has a car and is willing to drive as long as it's not TOO far (gas prices are killing me).
• TexasDex is in Philly but is without car until... probably a long time. I'd happily attempt a meetup that is SEPTA/bike accessible; other meetings probably not, unless my car-owning XKCD friend is interested.

Attempted Geohashes

Saturday, June 28, 2008

North

rseasmith was late and forgot his camera! :( No one else showed up however, so no harm done.

South

Success! Read all about it here: 2008-06-28_39_-75

Cool Geohash Locations

If a day's geohash falls on somewhere cool (like Citizens Bank Park or the Liberty Bell), note it here!

6/03/08

South

Right in the middle of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, just North of the Ben Franklin Bridge.

Daily Locations

5/24/08 - Saturday

North

Near Township Line Rd and Pothouse Rd, west of Phoenixville, PA.

South

In a farm outside Camden, DE.

5/31/08

(Quick note: Are y'all aware of the Guerilla Drive-In? Saturday's spot isn't far from West Chester.)

6/21/08 - Saturday

South

In the road in front of 186(?) Caswallen Dr, West Chester, near the intersection of Frederick Dr. (Anybody?)