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== Daily geohash ==
 
== Daily geohash ==
2012-09-10: It's in "open space planning" area in East Brunswick, so why does it look like a farm? Is it public-accessible anyway?
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2013-01-11: Hudson County correctional facility. Which is a shame, b/c it's only 3-4 miles from where I work, along a NJT bus route.
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2013-01-12: On NJ route 36, just over into the NYC graticule, or just over the Delaware in PA
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2013-01-13: Only a mile or two west of Saturday's geohash, if anyone wants an easy multihash!
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=== Twitter ===
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Future geohashing locations will be discussed via Twitter @jevanyn #geohashNJ #geohashNewark #geohashAC #geohashCapeMay
  
 
== Suggested Meetup Locations ==
 
== Suggested Meetup Locations ==

Revision as of 20:15, 11 January 2013

Scranton, PA Newburgh, NY Danbury, CT
Allentown, PA Newark New York City
Philadelphia, PA Atlantic City 39,-73

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NewarkRiverside.jpg

Our Graticule

The Newark graticule is at 40 N, -74 W. This graticule is among the most populous in the United States, with a population in the neighborhood of 7 million people. It includes almost the entire northern half of New Jersey, the most densely populated state (Census), as well as Staten Island, western sections of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan in New York, and a part of Pennsylvania northeast of Philadelphia. In addition, other than Raritan Bay, there are no large sections of water.

This page is maintained by I am the decider maintainer. Automatic updates are not desired.


Quotable quotes

  • A rum keg tapped at both ends.
-- Benjamin Franklin
  • The Tollbooth State
-- George Carlin
  • Only the Strong Survive
-- Popular New Jersey T-shirt

Daily geohash

2013-01-11: Hudson County correctional facility. Which is a shame, b/c it's only 3-4 miles from where I work, along a NJT bus route.

2013-01-12: On NJ route 36, just over into the NYC graticule, or just over the Delaware in PA

2013-01-13: Only a mile or two west of Saturday's geohash, if anyone wants an easy multihash!

Twitter

Future geohashing locations will be discussed via Twitter @jevanyn #geohashNJ #geohashNewark #geohashAC #geohashCapeMay

Suggested Meetup Locations

Interesting reachable locations will be posted the same day as they come up. The 80%-90% rate of private property discourages me from updating more often.

Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through activegeohasher.com.

Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)

The geohash for the date in the original comic (May 26, 2005) is challenging but reachable, in Mill Brook, Morris County. If you make an attempt, tell us about it here!

Cities in this Graticule

New Jersey New York Pennsylvania
Newark Staten Island Torresdale, Philadelphia*
Jersey City Lower Manhattan New Hope
New Brunswick Parts of Brooklyn Levittown
Trenton   Langhorne

 * - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.

Local Geohashers

Attempted geohashes

Main page: Category:Meetup in 40 -74
  • May 28: A special veteran-honoring Memorial Day geohash expedition.
  • Pi Day: A couple of folks tried Diplomacy, but were thwarted (this despite bringing a pie!)

Archived geohashing expeditions: 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011.

Links

[peeron map]

[Small Hash Inquiry Tool]

[Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.

[Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.

[NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes

And of course [Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)

Wanted: a good bike-map website. NJ Bike Map.com is okay but doesn't include a lot of local bike trails.

Google Maps now has a bike trail layer, which is a good start.