| Sun 7 May 2017 in 50,18: 50.2678502, 18.9601292 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
On an ovegrown abandoned post-industrial patch of land next to Obroki street in Katowice.
Participants
Malgond and his son.
Plans
While checking the coordinates for the weekend I have noticed that one of the Sunday's points fall near the eastern border of the graticule located west of my home one, which I had not visited yet, close to the center of Katowice metropolitan area. It looked very promising at the first glance and I felt really excited when clicking the zoom button, eager to see if it falls in some accessible area or maybe within a closed industrial complex - and hurray! While it was not super-easy, it looked quite doable for a GPS-challenged geohasher like me.
It was located north-east of Witosa apartment complex in the western part of the city of Katowice, close to the A4 motorway leading to Kraków, so it was easy to get there even if it was further than all my previous geohashing destinations. On the map view it looked like a place near two buildings, one rectangular and one L-shaped, but when I have switched to satellite view I was surprised to see a patch of green; however when fully zoomed in it looked like there were concrete foundations present there, matching the map shapes, but partly overgrown with grass and bushes. The hash point was located betwen two prominent trees. The 3D view was also available and it provided a better survey.
Hash point on Google Maps.
Hash point on Google Maps, zoomed.
Hash point in satellite view.
Hash point in satellite view, zoomed.
Hash point in 3D view.
For a still better orientation I have switched to street view. From the map it looked like the place would be accessible more easily from the west (Obroki street) next to a bus stop. However some old pipeline running along the street was seen from there and it was not clear if we would be able to cross it. On the other side of the street there was some industrial complex housing food wholesale businesses. Therefore I moved the view to the east side of the green patch next to another bus stop. It looked much better showing what looked like an access track. The roadside next to this other bus stop looked wide enough to park a car there even if it were a little boggy. There was no trace of the pipeline. So it is going to be the place to go.
Access to the hash from the west.
Industrial complex across the street.
Meat wholesale ad.
Access to the hash from the east.
