2016-05-26 52 4

Thu 26 May 2016 in 52,4: 52.0408970, 4.2956386 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

Near some sports fields in Rijswijk, ZH.

Participants

FelixTheCat (talk)

Plans

This hash came up nearby and it appeared to be reachable. So I planned to go by bike after work.

Expedition

The weather was nice (sunny, 20 °C), and I set off around 16:45. The location was pretty easy to reach, in the city of Rijswijk (between The Hague and Delft), wedged between a residential area and a couple of sports fields. When I reached the location however, I discovered that there was a ditch between the fields, and the hash turned out to be right in the middle! OpenStreetMap didn't show any water there, and it wasn't visible on satellite view either. I didn't dare to venture near the edge like I did on 2015-10-09 52 4, because the bank was very steep and overgrown with weeds. My Kingdom for a Boat! Though I guess a pair of Wellingtons would do, too :-)

I later updated OpenStreetMap to include the ditch, and thereby achieved the OpenStreetMap ribbon.

Photos

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  My bike near the hash.

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  Lloyd looking at the ditch.

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  Close, but not close enough!

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the My kingdom for a boat consolation prize by being prevented from reaching the (52, 4) geohash on 2016-05-26 by an impassable and unforeseen ditch.

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the OpenStreetMap achievement by contributing to OpenStreetMap based on their expedition to the (52, 4) geohash on 2016-05-26.