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== Location == | == Location == | ||
| − | + | In the courtyard of a residential complex at Steeles and Don Mills. | |
== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
| − | + | *[[User:Frogman|Frogman]] | |
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| − | + | My birthday present to myself was to take 3 hours out of my day to snap a couple pictures of apartment buildings. The exciting thing was that this expedition took me on the only subway line in Toronto I haven't been on yet: Line 4 Sheppard. Often derided as a "stubway", the Sheppard Line runs from Yonge in the west (I took Line 1 Yonge-University to Sheppard-Yonge station) to Don Mills in the east (I took bus 25A northbound from Don Mills subway station). This isn't a terribly long distance, at only about 5.5 kilometers and only five stops including the terminals. The middle stop, Bessarion station, is one of the least-utilized stations in the network. All of the stops are pretty, though, and the whole line feels nice and modern, so it seems well-situated for increased ridership. | |
| − | + | The hashpoint itself was between some apartment buildings, in a courtyard area near the parking lot. GPS accuracy was very low, likely because of the proximity to the tall buildings, so it was hard to tell whether I was at the hashpoint or not. At one point the app said I was, but then it changed its mind after it decided I was somewhere 10 meters north of where I actually was. From visual inspection of the satellite imagery, I was pretty sure I had gotten there, so I stopped trying to fiddle with the electronics and called it a win. | |
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| − | + | I took bus 53A from Don Mills at Steeles to Mount Castle Gate (which is a very strange street name in my opinion) and then bus 17 to Warden subway station, and from there I took the bus home. It was late when I got back! | |
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| + | | latitude = 43 | ||
| + | | longitude = -79 | ||
| + | | date = 2018-03-15 | ||
| + | | pronoun = his | ||
| + | | name = [[User:Frogman|Frogman]] | ||
| + | | number = 23rd | ||
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| + | | name = [[User:Frogman|Frogman]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:47, 16 March 2018
| Thu 15 Mar 2018 in 43,-79: 43.8101643, -79.3612661 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
In the courtyard of a residential complex at Steeles and Don Mills.
Participants
Expedition
My birthday present to myself was to take 3 hours out of my day to snap a couple pictures of apartment buildings. The exciting thing was that this expedition took me on the only subway line in Toronto I haven't been on yet: Line 4 Sheppard. Often derided as a "stubway", the Sheppard Line runs from Yonge in the west (I took Line 1 Yonge-University to Sheppard-Yonge station) to Don Mills in the east (I took bus 25A northbound from Don Mills subway station). This isn't a terribly long distance, at only about 5.5 kilometers and only five stops including the terminals. The middle stop, Bessarion station, is one of the least-utilized stations in the network. All of the stops are pretty, though, and the whole line feels nice and modern, so it seems well-situated for increased ridership.
The hashpoint itself was between some apartment buildings, in a courtyard area near the parking lot. GPS accuracy was very low, likely because of the proximity to the tall buildings, so it was hard to tell whether I was at the hashpoint or not. At one point the app said I was, but then it changed its mind after it decided I was somewhere 10 meters north of where I actually was. From visual inspection of the satellite imagery, I was pretty sure I had gotten there, so I stopped trying to fiddle with the electronics and called it a win.
I took bus 53A from Don Mills at Steeles to Mount Castle Gate (which is a very strange street name in my opinion) and then bus 17 to Warden subway station, and from there I took the bus home. It was late when I got back!
Photos
Don Mills subway station!
The apartments.
The parking lot.
Proof I was nearby, at least, you'll have to take me at my word that I made it.
Grin!
I am in Toronto.
Achievements
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Frogman earned the Birthday Geohash Achievement
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Frogman earned the Public transport geohash achievement
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