User:Thomcat
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58 / m / 47,-122Thom is an umpire and a programmer, devoted husband and father of two, bicycling Seattle resident and beer drinker. He plays war games and role playing games, both face to face and through email. If he's not doing any of those things on a given weekend, you might find him traveling the North American continent or reading a book.
My current GPS is an Android phone and yes, that's a little hula Lilo on the dashboard of my 2012 Prius V. My plan is to try to visit hashes between 3 and 5, and I nearly always have a game or two with me. If I can only get close, I use Chris Michels page to tell me just how close.
Contents
Known Geohashers
Geohashers I've met face to face. If I've got you wrong, please correct!
Marcy, SparroHawc, Nukewaste, Jack, Sparkamusprime, SalusaSecondus, Leoger, AaronStJ, Girlstyle, Christian, Shriver, Mike, Andrew, HarlequinsDad, Harlequin, Ssov, Robyn, Danatar, dawidi, ekorren, Tomcat, Hans, Jhon, Danny, Tanya and family, Zb and a dragalong, ColinMacLeod and son, Traveller, OtherJack, p4r4digm, AeroIllini, Anniepoo, Boomzilla, Basil, StanD, Rex Wolf, GeorgDerReisende, DODO, Mampfred, LadyBB and EmmJay, CO2 and Eupeodes.
Geohashers whose meeting with me contained a mis-matched time coordinate
Denouement, Stalefries, Litho, Michael5000 and Niece #4.
Expeditions
overall geohash stats: 196 expeditions/meetups, 147 successful. Notes on achievements listed inline, ribbons and Hopper and Handshake progress on separate pages.
2015-04-11 47 -122 The edge of Seattle Hill Road between Mill Creek and Bothell.- 2015-04-08 47 -122 A driveway in Canyon Park, Bothell.
- 2015-03-24 47 -122 On the southern border of Yost Memorial Park.
- 2015-03-05 45 9 A field south of Vigliano, near Milano.
- 2015-02-23 48 11 Between a road and a pedestrian path in Germering, near München.
2015-02-11 47 -122 A wooded hillside south of Chateau Ste Michelle winery and west of the Sammamish river.- 2015-01-27 47 -122 Northwest section of Tambark Creek Park, off 35th Ave SE near Mill Creek.
- 2015-01-07 47 -122 Front yard of a house in West Seattle
- 2015-01-07 47 -117 Another rural location near Latah creek.
- 2015-01-06 47 -117 Rural location down the Latah creek.
- 2015-01-05 47 -118 A farmer's field near I-90.
- 2015-01-04 47 -122 An alley near the Charlestown Hill Climb in south Seattle.
- 2014-12-22 46 -119 Just south of George, in the Frenchman Hills.
- 2014-12-19 47 -117 A house on a Spokane hillside, near Garland and Monroe
- 2014-12-07 47 -122 Next to someones house, near Hickman Park in Woodway.
- 2014-12-01 47 -122 Parking lot of a Lynnwood apartment complex.
- 2014-11-20 41 -87 South Ewing Ave in Eastside Chicago, around the corner from Jane Addams school.
- 2014-11-19 42 -88 Farmland between Coon Creek and some railroad tracks, just west of Hampshire IL.
- 2014-11-03 47 -122 Someones front yard off Blue Ridge Drive in Lynnwood.
- 2014-10-30 47 -122 A circular drive in rainy downtown Bellevue.
- 2014-09-15 47 -122 Linden Ave N, just south of the Woodland Park Rose Garden (and Zoo)
- 2014-06-29 47 -122 A public street on Harbor Island.
- 2014-06-28 47 -122 Inside the International Leasing warehouse/building in Kent.
- 2014-06-12 47 -122 Edge of 11th Ave NE, near Northgate.
- 2014-05-28 47 -122 Driveway for Chestnut Montessori School in Bellevue, close to 520 and Burgermaster.
- 2014-05-23 47 -122 On a residential street in front of 17810 NE 34th St in Redmond, just west of Lake Sammamish.
- 2014-05-21 47 -122 A hillside off 95th Avenue in Bothell.
- 2014-05-16 47 -122 Redmond Ridge East, just off the Woodpecker trail.
- 2014-05-01 21 -157 Near Honolulu Airport, just south of the western tip of Mokuoeo Island.
- 2014-04-08 47 -122 Between a trail and a stream in Lake Sammamish State Park.
- 2014-03-30 47 -122 On the street in the North Creek technology park.
- 2014-03-12 47 -117 East Frederick Ave in Millwood, very near West Valley High School.
- 2014-03-11 47 -122 NW 80th Street in Ballard, between 21st and 22nd ave NW.
- 2014-02-23 49 8 The parking area of a shopping center in Mannheim Germany, across from the former American base of Taylor Barracks.
- 2014-02-21 47 -122 The alleyway behind the Polyclinic on Capitol Hill.
- 2014-02-12 47 -122 The backyard of 5517 37th Ave NE in the Bryant neighborhood.
- 2014-02-04 47 -122 The backyard of 16341 Interlake Ave North in Shoreline.
- 2014-02-03 47 -122 Magnuson Park, south of the Kite Hill and north of the Boat Launch.
- 2014-01-25 47 -122 The playground of Pinehurst K-8 in North Seattle.
- 2014-01-16 47 -122 East of the Maltby Cafe down Paradise Lake Road.
- 2013-12-09 47 -122 Across the street from Cascadia CC near Bothell.
- 2013-11-24 47 -122 Someone ELSE's Redmond front yard...
- 2013-11-16 47 -122 Someone's front yard in Bridle Trails.
- 2013-11-03 47 -122 Just behind an industrial building in the SODO neighborhood.
- 2013-10-21 47 -122 The back yard of 2716 20th Ave S on Seattle's Beacon Hill.
- 2013-10-14 47 -122 On the street in front of Everett Christian School.
- 2013-10-01 47 -122 Down the railroad tracks in the Southcenter neighborhood.
- 2013-09-29 47 -122 Side of a residential street in Mountlake Terrace.
- 2013-08-29 47 -122 Adjoining the freeway in a residential lot near Shoreline.
- 2013-08-19 47 -122 Just inside the fence at Paine Field in Everett.
- 2013-08-15 47 -122 A relatively new neighborhood near Auburn.
- 2013-08-12 37 -122 A residential sidewalk in Sunnyvale.
- 2013-08-03 47 -122 On Phinney Ave in Broadview, between 120th and 122nd.
- 2013-07-07 47 -122 On the beach in Steilacoom, just south of Sunnyside Beach park.
- 2013-06-25 47 -122 A parking strip in an apartment complex just off Bothell Way.
- 2013-05-25 47 -122 Near the House of Awakened Culture, on Suquamish land, in Kitsap County - a Geohashing/Towel Day Pub meetup success.
- 2013-05-17 46 -117 Near wind turbine#4 near Walla Walla. Second part of a Multihash.
- 2013-05-17 46 -118 A plowed and unplanted field near Connell
- 2013-05-16 46 -120 Off Wapato road on the Yakama reserveration
- 2013-05-15 47 -122 Inside the Roosevelt reservoir.
- 2013-04-23 37 -121 In the parking lot of Cisco, near Milpitas and I-880.
- 2013-04-21 47 -122 Soccer field on the north side of Queen Anne Hill. Second part of a Multihash.
- 2013-04-21 47 -117 On the grounds of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene - a Sunday Holy hash
- 2013-04-20 47 -117 Private property on the South Hill.
- 2013-04-04 47 -122 A Federally Protected forest near Maltby.
- 2013-04-02 47 -122 Off 242nd Ave in Redmond, near the top of the bluff overlooking Duvall.
- 2013-03-28 47 -122 The southern boundary of a field in Kirkland.
- 2013-02-25 49 11 On Schlesierstraße in Feucht, a very short walk from Feucht Ost station.
- 2013-01-11 47 -122 Backyard in English Hill.
- 2012-12-24 48 -121 An accessible forest road near Lake Cavanaugh, with snow.
- 2012-12-18 47 -122 Private property near Crystal Lake in NE Woodinville.
- 2012-12-12 47 -122 At the edge of an outbuilding in Edgewood.
- 2012-12-05 36 -114 Just beyond the Pabco trailhead, north of Henderson.
- 2012-11-10 47 -117 The north sidewalk of Carlisle Ave, just west of Washington.
- 2012-10-29 47 -122 The middle of Boren Ave near Stewart on Seattle's Capitol Hill.
- 2012-10-26 47 -122 The back corner of a property in Puyallup.
- 2012-10-22 47 -122 Just off 7th Street South in Kirkland, a neighborhood called Feriton.
- 2012-10-09 47 -122 Private property in Bothell/Woodinville.
- > 2012-09-29 47 -122 Alternate location meetup, Bite of Broadview
- 2012-09-24 47 -122 On the shoulder of 244th Ave NE in Sammammish, south of Redmond-Fall City road.
- 2012-09-20 47 -122 In a foggy Lynnwood park.
- 2012-09-18 47 -122 On 62nd North, just West of Greenlake.
- 2012-09-17 47 -122 On a jogging/dog path in Mill Creek.
- 2012-09-15 47 -122 The front lawn of a house in Kent.
- 2012-09-04 47 -122 On the road (37th NE) in Lake Forest Park, near the county line.
- 2012-08-31 48 -119 Just off Soap Lake Road, just south of Omak.
- 2012-08-21 37 -122 A residential street in Serramonte, CA.
- 2012-08-18 47 -122 The back deck of a hill house in Factoria.
- 2012-08-16 47 -122 Intersection of 51st and Latona NE in Seattle.
- 2012-08-10 47 -122 Wetlands geohash near Bothell - too many creeks to cross.
- > 2012-08-04 47 -122 Alternate meetup - Licton Springs Park, for my 10th Saturday.
- 2012-08-03 46 -123 Midnight Geohash at Mima Mounds on the Washington side of the Astoria graticule.
- 2012-07-28 47 -117 On Indian Bluff Road, overlooking Spokane.
- 2012-07-24 47 -122 The back corner of a house in North Seattle.
- 2012-07-04 47 -122 Y junction in Sammammish for a FreedomHash!
- > 2012-06-23 47 -122 Alternate: Math 'n' Stuff
- 2012-06-06 38 -77 First successful geohash in the District of Columbia.
- 2012-04-01 47 -122 View Ridge Park, along the right field line of the baseball field.
- 2012-02-27 49 11 German geohash falls on private property.
- 2011-12-13 47 -122 A subway I've been to many times - that's Déjà Vu!
- 2011-09-27 47 -122 I walk to the track at Skyview Jr High in Bothell.
- 2011-08-12 47 -122 In the back yard, photo taken of the front.
- 2011-07-19 48 -122 Right on the road, and almost on the way to Canada.
- 2011-05-09 47 -122 On the grounds of the Seattle Times North Creek plant.
- 2011-02-27 48 13 In a forest close to Weißenstein with its nice castle ruin.
- 2011-01-27 47 -122 Emergency vehicle turnaround off I-405 -- occupied by the law.
- 2010-10-27 47 -122 Fred Meyer parking lot in Lynnwood; first use of GeohashDroid.
- 2010-10-13 47 -122 Near the road, near Maltby.
- 2010-08-29 45 -120 Goldendale graticule, deflowered.
- 2010-08-29 45 -119 Permission granted to find the geohash on corporate farmland.
- 2010-08-27 46 -120 Reservation land near Yakima.
- 2010-08-04 47 -122 A traffic circle in West Seattle, then on to the beach!
- 2010-06-30 47 -122 Across the street from Shoreline Covenant preschool.
- 2010-02-25 47 -122 Near Bastyr University in Juanita, off a conveniently located trail!
- 2010-02-11 47 -122 At a Jiffy Lube in Bellevue, right by the sign.
- 2009-12-18 47 -122 Sunset geohash near North Seattle Friends Church.
- 2009-12-16 47 -122 Damp geohash off Meridian near the county line.
- 2009-11-02 47 -122 Biked to a driveway near Greenlake.
- 2009-08-15 47 -122 Met Jhon and Danny at Leschi on 16 August, where we gazed at the retrohash.
- 2009-08-10 47 -122 Business park near Marymoor Park in Redmond
- 2009-08-02 47 -122 In the brambles (aka greenspace) behind a house near Newcastle.
- 2009-08-02 47 -117 Behind an unfinished house near Mica/Freeman/Valleyford.
- 2009-07-31 47 -120 A HOT field near the town of Trinidad, Wenatchee Graticule
- 2009-07-27 47 -122 The side of the road in the south of Seattle.
- 2009-07-20 47 -122 Carpool lane speed racer just south of Seattle.
- 2009-07-08 47 -122 Another retention pond, another housing development.
- 2009-07-05 47 -118 9.5 km east of Davenport, a virgin graticule.
- 2009-06-18 48 -121 Railroad tracks near Darrington.
- 2009-05-01 47 -122 House for sale, geohash in back yard - former orchard.
- 2009-04-27 47 -122 A front porch just south of Woodland Park Zoo, at sunrise.
- 2009-04-19 47 -122 An apartment complex roughly 5 km from my house.
- 2009-02-22 51 10 Near a small town in former East Germany, and a Virgin graticule conquered!
- 2009-02-11 47 -122 Near Patterson creek, off Union Hill Road between Redmond and Fall City.
- 2009-02-06 47 -122 Speed racer down I-405 near Totem Lake.
- 2009-02-03 47 -122 Open space next to Blackman's Lake, northwest of Snohomish.
- 2009-01-22 47 -122 Central Ballard, in the middle of NW 60th street, and near a slushee vendor.
- 2009-01-17 47 -122 A house near Auburn and Green River CC.
- 2009-01-13 47 -122 Twin Ponds park in North Seattle, just off I-5.
- 2009-01-10 47 -122 A gazebo in a south Mukilteo park. Geoflashing at sunrise.
- 2008-12-06 47 -122 Just north of Northgate in north Seattle.
- 2008-12-03 47 -122 Sunset at Hidden Valley acres near Lake Tapps.
- 2008-12-02 47 -122 North Fremont, a block from the troll.
- 2008-11-30 47 -122 Near Montlake, in a bike lane on the Seattle Marathon course.
- 2008-11-28 47 -117 Airway heights private property.
- 2008-11-27 47 -116 Private property just south of Post Falls.
- 2008-11-25 48 -122 Marysville; hash and a haircut - 128 bits.
- 2008-11-24 47 -122 Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood.
- 2008-11-23 47 -122 A Sunday at Farrel-McWhirter park.
- 2008-11-10 47 -122 A near repeat of 2008-09-01 47 -122.
- 2008-11-05 47 -122 Magnolia, on the shore of the ship canal.
- 2008-11-04 47 -122 South Snohomish, the home field of the Cascade Model Helicopter Club.
- 2008-10-19 47 -122 A parking lot adjacent to Ingersol Rand, south of downtown Seattle.
- 2008-10-13 47 -121 South of Lake Joy, near Carnation and Duvall.
- 2008-10-12 47 -120 A field near the town of Monitor.
- 2008-10-11 48 -122 Just west of Arlington, right off the highway.
- 2008-10-10 47 -122 Just off a 4WD trail in the Tahuya forest near Belfair.
- 2008-10-09 48 -122 Another street, near Marysville this time.
- 2008-10-08 47 -122 Sunset geohash on residential street in Fircrest, and the start of a Consecutive Geohash.
- 2008-10-02 47 -122 A ravine by a freeway offramp; Alternate: First Thursday in October meetup.
- 2008-10-01 47 -122 An almost sunrise geohash in Bothell, 3.2 miles from work.
- 2008-09-27 47 -122 Southern portion of Whidbey Island, near a park.
- 2008-09-24 47 -122 The front of a house in Bothell, less than 3 miles from work, and the only geohash that day!
- 2008-09-23 47 -122 A not-so-public triangle near White Center.
- 2008-09-04 47 -122 Thick forested property near Lord Hill.
- 2008-09-01 47 -122 A neighborhood park in near Sahallee.
- > 2008-08-30 47 -122 Alternate: PAX expo meetup.
- 2008-08-29 47 -122 A not-quite-vertical drop from the North Meadow.
- > 2008-08-28 47 -122 Alternate: Hot Fuzz on the Pedestal.
- 2008-08-27 48 -122 Smith Island in Steamboat Slough near Everett.
- 2008-08-20 47 -122 East of Everett, Near the NE corner of my graticule.
- 2008-08-13 47 -122 South of Tacoma in a greenspace.
- 2008-08-09 46 -119 Near hills named The Butte and Jump Off Joe. Second part of a Multihash.
- 2008-08-09 47 -119 Just off I-90 near Moses Lake - exactly 200 miles from home.
- 2008-08-08 47 -121 Farmer's field near Carnation.
- > 2008-08-07 47 -122 Alternate: First Thursday in August meetup.
- 2008-07-30 47 -122 Late night Speed Racer achievement.
- 2008-07-26 47 -122 Saturday meetup in the park, hashpoint nearby up a hill, near piles of trash.
- 2008-07-25 47 -122 Nobody home; geohash in the backyard.
- 2008-07-24 47 -122 Failed to cross a river or slough to this isolated point.
- 2008-07-19 48 -121 No Trespassing in North Cascades. Didn't meet Robyn or Wade but I was within time.
- 2008-07-17 47 -122 Easiest geohash thus far, right on the path of a public greenspace in Silver Lake.
- 2008-07-13 47 -122 A restricted area - Burlington Northern train yard.
- 2008-07-09 47 -122 A pleasant greenspace near Pine Lake.
- > 2008-07-03 47 -122 Alternate: First Thursday in July meetup.
- 2008-06-30 47 -122 Private property, near a pool, in the Brier neighborhood of North Seattle.
- 2008-06-28 47 -122 Rode my bicycle to Fremont, a block south of the visible Hales Pub, where we also did some Phonebooth Stuffing.
- 2008-06-27 47 -122 Medina South Park (no, I didn't see Cartman). My son was yet again the Drag-along, and I was in my Tux.
- 2008-06-24 47 -121 Up a 'no-vehicle' horse trail and within some brambles. MNIMB!
- 2008-06-20 47 -122 Mill Creek residential neighborhood, and a sunny day (somewhat unusual for Seattle).
- 2008-06-19 47 -121 Second Snoqualmie attempt in a week, this one is just off Highway 2 near Gold Bar.
- 2008-06-15 47 -121 Just off I-90 at 436th street; was unfortunately on private (and inaccessible) property.
- 2008-06-13 47 -122 A driveway in south Bellevue (or Factoria), just off I-90.
- 2008-06-12 47 -122 Just blocks from Cosmo's Deli, where the kids and I had lunch. Got as close as I could without a machete - thanks Mother Nature.
- 2008-06-07 47 -122 Located in the back yard of a private property, but the accommodating owner agreed to allow a picnic and a game of Twister. I was the First Geohasher to arrive.
- 2008-05-29 47 -122 A rural road near Cedar Mountain; a gravel truck was just dumping a new road surface while I was there.
- 2008-05-23 47 -117 A farmer's field near Tyler in the Spokane graticule
Wiki
I used to edit the Geohash wiki mercilessly. Now I haven't got as much time. If you care to dig it up, the history of this page has some of the things I did. I heartily support those who keep up the good work!
Washington (state)
A map of all Washington Graticules and First geohashers within the state. Actual graticule is linked behind the Washington place name if different. Another map of Washington is also available, but it counts visits to graticules instead of the state.
Note: The borders of Washington State, like many others, are geographically a bit off. This map does not count the bare smidgen of land at 45.999, -118.999 or the unevenly surveyed slivers at 45.999, -117.354 or 45.999, -116.943. The large section of the Lewiston ID graticule bordered by the Snake River is counted above. The rest of the Idaho and Canada borders give a little back instead, with two exceptions around the town of Sumas on highway 9 (49.001, -122.264) and Point Roberts (49.001, -123.051) - but I am not claiming either Surrey BC or Vancouver BC as being in Washington State.
Purchases
Besides vehicle fuel and the occasionally ferry fare, I have made a few purchases related to geohashing. They are
- Thermometer - digital readout, in case "cold" is ever an option.
- Machete - official army variety. I don't want Mother Nature to stop me from a conscutive geohash this weekend.
- Sidewalk chalk - for those urban geohashes, something to mark the location and occasion.
- Inflatable boat (at a garage sale - hope it doesn't leak!)
Important Locations
Origin
- 47.319607°, -116.700839° near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Scotland
- 55.45807°, -2.682467° near Jedburgh, United Kingdom.
Close to Home
- 47.7059°, -122.3690°
Today
Today's Seattle and Globalhash locations.
