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Geohashing goes political

At roughly 11:30pm AEST on the 16th June 2008, the graticule for the 17th was announced, as per the 30W rule. For Canberra, this turned out to be a most excellent and central location. Within the parliamentary triangle, and yet in a public park!

Triangle man?

Canberra is a planned city. Part of the plan is the central so-called "parliamentary triangle". This is a triangle with apexes on the centers of government, military, and people. (Parliament House is at once corner, the main military offices are on another, and the CBD is on the third)

This triangle is then split by a lake, and filled with a number of government offices, buildings of national interest (National Gallery, National Library, High Court, National Film and Sound Archives, National Science and Technology Centre, Old Parliament House, and so on). The remainder of the space is full of well tended gardens.

It is in one of these gardens that the hashpoint fell.

The People

Normally we Canberrans only write up a geohash page after a visit. But this one is such a neat location, I can't help it. :)

Those planning to visit include...

Psud - planning a bicycle achievement
Nemo
Gim
Joanna

Group 1

Well, Joanna doesn't know if she counts as a group by herself, but anyway...

Joanna ventured out at 6:40 or so, soon after she woke up. She is driving to Melbourne today, and is not impressed with the Geohashing gods, who have bad timing :(

She got a few curious stares by people working far too early.

Having not read this page, she thought it was in the Old Parliament House gardens, and plotted to break in. It didn't work, there were gardeners working inside, who would've been upset.

However, she figured it out, and managed to get photos, which will be uploaded later. Apologies in advance for the shaky photos: it was cold.

She also missed Psud by about 20 minutes

The National Archives, which were near the hashpoint.
Closeup of the sign.
Mushrooms = bad
The path has the National Archives on one side...
... and Parkes Pl (behind the walker) on the other.
The horizontal road is Walpole Crescent/Queen Victoria Terrace
Obligatory grinning like an idiot photo, in front of the tree I decided was the hashpoint.
Street directory + hand-drawn map

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 Having not read this page, she thought it was in the Old Parliament House gardens, and plotted to break in. It didn't work, there were gardeners working inside, who would've been upset.
-However, she figured it out, and managed to get photos, which will be uploaded later.
+However, she figured it out, and managed to get photos, which will be uploaded later. Apologies in advance for the shaky photos: it was cold.
 She also missed [[User:Psud|Psud]] by about 20 minutes
+<gallery>
+Image:2008-06-17 -35 149 National Archives.jpg | The National Archives, which were near the hashpoint.
+Image:2008-06-17 -35 149 National Archives Sign.jpg | Closeup of the sign.
+Image:2008-06-17 -35 149 Mushrooms.jpg | Mushrooms = bad
+Image:2008-06-17_-35_149_Path1.jpg | The path has the National Archives on one side...
+Image:2008-06-17_-35_149_Path2.jpg | ... and Parkes Pl (behind the walker) on the other.
+Image:2008-06-17 -35 149 Intersection.jpg | The horizontal road is Walpole Crescent/Queen Victoria Terrace
+Image:2008-06-17 -35 149 Me.jpg | Obligatory grinning like an idiot photo, in front of the tree I decided was the hashpoint.
+Image:2008-06-17 -35 149 Maps.jpg | Street directory + hand-drawn map
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Meetup on 2008-06-17]]


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