Past Seattle Expeditions

This is a list of all past Seattle geohashes and awards, along with previously active geohashers. See the Seattle, Washington page for more recent expeditions.

2012

2012-12-29 47 -122 -- Trees near Route 18 in Maple Valley

2012-12-18 47 -122‎ -- Private property near Crystal Lake in NE Woodinville

2012-12-15 47 -122 -- In a field near Useless Bay, south Whidbey Island

2012-12-12 47 -122 -- At the edge of an outbuilding in Edgewood.

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.

2012-10-20 47 -122 -- Lawn at the end of a cul de sac in Steilacoom.

2012-10-09 47 -122 -- Private property in Bothell/Woodinville.

2012-10-08 47 -122 -- Just off SR 507 just inside JBLM Boundary not accessible to the public.

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 North 62nd St, just West of Greenlake.

2012-09-17 47 -122‎ -- On a jogging/dog trail in Mill Creek.

2012-09-15 47 -122‎ -- The front yard of a house in Kent.

2012-09-09 47 -122 -- On a fence between an apartment complex and a duplex south of Tacoma.

2012-09-04 47 -122 -- On the road (37th NE) in Lake Forest Park, near the county line.

2012-08-25 47 -122 -- A house on 23rd Ave SW in Delridge, West Seattle.

2012-08-18 47 -122 -- A house on 141st Ave SE in Factoria.

2012-08-16 47 -122 -- Intersection of 51st and Latona NE in Seattle.

2012-08-15 47 -122 -- Field near a treeline on Whidbey Island. Failed :(

2012-08-10 47 -122 -- Just west of a wetland park near Mill Creek.

2012-08-04 47 -122 -- In the water -- alternate meetup at Licton Springs

2012-07-24 47 -122 -- The back corner of a house just north of Seattle

2012-07-22 47 -122 -- Up a driveway west of Bremerton (chickened out again)

2012-07-06 47 -122 -- Inside the Silverdale Best Buy

2012-07-04 47 -122 -- FREEDOMHASH!!!

2012-06-28 47 -122 -- A private driveway in Lynnwood

2012-06-23 47 -122 -- On the peninsula - alternate Math 'n' Stuff

2012-06-17 47 -122 -- Front of a large property east of Maltby (didn't end up happening)

2012-06-09 47 -122 -- A Chevron station in Tacoma, near Sprague and S. 11th. Multiple success.

2012-05-28 47 -122 -- A backyard cliff in the Rainier Valley, near MLK and Graham. Failed.

2012-05-20 47 -122 -- In some nettles just off the road in west Auburn, in a partial solar eclipse. Success.

2012-05-19 47 -122 -- 100ft off the north tip of Mercer Island. Kayak success.

2012-05-04 47 -122 -- Someone's front yard in Madrona. Expedition did not happen.

2012-04-28 47 -122 -- Parking lot in a business park near Southcenter. Success.

2012-04-01 47 -122 -- View Ridge Park in North Seattle -- Big meetup success.

2012-03-24 47 -122 -- Meet at alternate site in Cowen Park, Seattle U-District.

2012-03-20 47 -122 -- Boggy thorn-guarded woods north of Kenmore -- Success.

2012-03-17 47 -122 -- Empty lot in Lake Stevens -- Success.

2012-03-15 47 -122 -- Residential street crossing a petroleum pipeline -- Success.

2012-02-29 47 -122 -- Potential Leap geohash achievement.

2012-02-25 47 -122 -- Just off the shore by the Duwamish Bikeway and Kellogg Island (near miss).

2012-02-20 47 -122 -- In a parking lot south of Port Orchard (near miss).

2012-02-11 47 -122 -- In Green Lake (!!) , just offshore from Aurora and 70th (failure)

2011

2011-12-13 47 -122 -- In front of a Subway in Redmond.

2011-09-27 47 -122 -- On the track at Skyview Junior High in Bothell.

2011-08-12 47 -122 -- Geohash in the back yard of a residential home.

2011-07-30 47 -122 -- 217 S 60th St in Tacoma - this person's backyard -- LurkingOnline reports failure to show in person, but success in writing a letter to the resident. -- Success/Failure

2011-05-09 47 -122 -- On the grounds of the Seattle Times North Creek facility.

2011-01-27 47 -122 -- In the Emergency Vehicle Turnaround off I-405.

2011-01-24 47 -122 -- On Tukwila Parkway between I-405 and Southcenter Mall.

2010

2010-10-27 47 -122 -- Fred Meyer parking lot in Lynnwood.

2010-10-13 47 -122 -- Near the road, near Maltby.

2010-08-28 47 -122 -- By the side of a street in Parkland (south Tacoma suburb) -- Success.

2010-08-21 47 -122 -- By the side of a street in Lacey (Olympia suburb) -- Success.

2010-08-04 47 -122 -- A traffic circle in West Seattle.

2010-07-16 47 -122 -- In the parking lot of the Factoria Mall in Bellevue. SparroHawc made it there.

2010-06-30 47 -122 -- Across the street from Shoreline Covenant preschool.

2010-06-12 47 -122 -- In some nettle-ridden woods near Maltby in Snohomish County (another failure).

2010-06-06 47 -122 -- Michael5000 & Mrs.5000 visit an apartment complex parking lot near SeaTac Airport. Expedition Succeeded.

2010-05-29 47 -122 -- A backyard in Puyallup (Failure).

2010-05-22 47 -122 -- Some woods in south Kitsap County.

2010-05-08 47 -122 -- In a field outside of Buckley.

2010-05-01 47 -122 -- On the shore of Wollochet Bay near Gig Harbor.

2010-03-20 47 -122 -- In a warehouse in SODO, a couple miles south of downtown.

2010-02-25 47 -122 -- Near Bastyr University in Juanita.

2010-02-11 47 -122 -- The parking log of a Jiffy Lube in Bellevue.

2009

2009-12-18 47 -122 -- Across the street from a church in North Seattle.

2009-12-16 47 -122 -- Off Meridian ave near the King County line.

2009-11-27 47 -122 -- Near Panther Lake, east of Everett. Expedition Failed.

2009-11-02 47 -122 -- The driveway of a home near Greenlake.

2009-09-10 47 -122 -- Robyn was driving through.

2009-08-15 47 -122 -- Lake Washington, near Leschi park. A retrohash meetup the next day though!

2009-08-10 47 -122 -- A business park in Redmond.

2009-08-02 47 -122 -- In some small trees behind a house in Newcastle.

2009-08-01 47 -122 -- In some trees near SR-9 in Clearview.

2009-07-27 47 -122 -- East Federal Way, or perhaps South Lakeland North, on the road.

2009-07-20 47 -122 -- Northbound I-5 carpool lane, east of Boeing field.

2009-07-08 47 -122 -- Next to a retention pond in Sammamish.

2009-07-07 47 -122 -- In Fort Lewis, quite near I-5.

2009-05-01 47 -122 -- The back yard (former small orchard) of a house-for-sale near Bothell.

2009-04-27 47 -122 -- A front porch just south of the Woodland Park Zoo.

2009-04-19 47 -122 -- Next to a pool near Northgate Mall.

2009-03-24 47 -122 -- A parking lot in North Fort Lewis.

2009-03-23 47 -122 -- Robyn achieved a birthday hash in Port Ludlum.

2009-02-28 47 -122 -- On a sidewalk in front of a home in Tacoma.

2009-02-11 47 -122 -- Near Patterson creek, off Union Hill Road between Redmond and Fall City.

2009-02-06 47 -122 -- The bus lane of I-405, just south of the NE 70th place overpass.

2009-02-03 47 -122 -- On a hillside path near Blackman's Lake northwest of Snohomish.

2009-01-22 47 -122 -- The heart of Ballard, near the Community Center and Archie McPhee.

2009-01-17 47 -122 -- Near Green River Community College.

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.

2008

2008-12-06 47 -122 -- Just north of Northgate in north Seattle.

2008-12-03 47 -122 -- Auburn/Lake Tapps, a house in Hidden Valley acres.

2008-12-02 47 -122 -- In front of a condo in Fremont, near the troll.

2008-11-30 47 -122 -- The bike lane of a road used as the course of the Seattle Marathon.

2008-11-29 47 -122 -- South of Renton, near Lake Youngs, and on private property.

2008-11-24 47 -122 -- A back-alley in Seattle's eastlake neighborhood.

2008-11-23 47 -122 -- Farrel McWhirter park in Redmond.

2008-11-22 47 -122 -- an open field between Issaquah and Cedar Grove.

2008-11-10 47 -122 -- A near repeat of 2008-09-01 47 -122

2008-11-05 47 -122 -- On the south side of the ship canal between Magnolia and Ballard.

2008-11-04 47 -122 -- South Snohomish, the home field of the Cascade Model Helicopter Club.

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of November 2008 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 7 expeditions.

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of November 2008 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 6 successful expeditions.

2008-10-23 47 -122 -- In the middle of the 5100 block of S. 232nd St., Kent.

2008-10-19 47 -122 -- In parking lot adjacent to Ingersol Rand Material Handling building, 2724 6th Ave S., Seattle.

2008-10-18 47 -122 -- Way South in Graham, or, alternative activity, Urban Golfing on Capitol Hill.

2008-10-10 47 -122 -- Near Belfair, off the Mission Creek trail in the Tahuya forest.

2008-10-08 47 -122 -- On a residential street in Fircrest.

2008-10-02 47 -122 -- A ravine near a North Seattle offramp; First Thursday expedition to MOHAI.

2008-10-01 47 -122 -- Near the county line, accessibly behind a house in Bothell.

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of October 2008 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 6 expeditions.

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of October 2008 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 5 successful expeditions.

2008-09-27 47 -122 -- Whidbey Island geohash, not far from the Mukilteo/Clinton ferry.

2008-09-24 47 -122 -- The front of a house in Bothell.

2008-09-23 47 -122 -- A public triangle near this house.

2008-09-20 47 -122 -- Near Lake Symington, west of Bremerton.

2008-09-10 47 -122 -- Just off highway 302, between Gig Harbor and Port Orchard.

2008-09-04 47 -122 -- West of Monroe near Lord Hill Park, or First Thursday museums.

2008-09-01 47 -122 -- A park near Sahalee Golf Course in Sammamish.

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of September 2008 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 6 expeditions.

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of September 2008 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 4 successful expeditions.

2008-08-30 47 -122 -- Near entrance of Marymount Military Academy, 423 152nd St. E, Spanaway. Meetup planned at PAX.

2008-08-29 47 -122 -- Just north of Carkeek Park's north meadow, in Seattle.

2008-08-28 47 -122 -- On private road near Inglewood Hill rotary in Sammamish. Alternate location - free movie in Seattle.

2008-08-20 47 -122 -- Property for sale, east of Everett.

2008-08-13 47 -122 -- Public park south of Puyallup.

2008-08-11 47 -122 -- Under power lines east of Everett - but is it on dry land?

2008-08-07 47 -122 -- South of Seabeck, near Hood Canal. Alternate location - First Thursday meetup!

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of August 2008 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 6 expeditions.

2008-07-30 47 -122 -- Tacoma, on a quiet suburban street. Alternate location Cheesecake factory, downtown Seattle.

2008-07-26 47 -122 -- A wooded hillside in Redondo, just up from Wooton Park.

2008-07-25 47 -122 -- In the garage of a house on 112th Ave NE in Kirkland.

2008-07-24 47 -122 -- Near the Crescent Lake Wildlife Area

2008-07-18 47 -122 -- A private boat dock just west of Lake Meridian Park in Covington.

2008-07-17 47 -122 -- A greenspace in Silver Lake.

2008-07-16 47 -122 -- The eastern shore of Vashon Island.

2008-07-13 47 -122 -- Restricted area!

2008-07-12 47 -122 -- Water Meetup! Right in the middle of Lake Washington, between the floating bridges, east of Madrona Park.

2008-07-11 47 -122 -- In Puget Sound, within sight of the Bremerton Ferry line. See if you can spot it on the way to the Friday Night movie, Top Gun!

2008-07-09 47 -122 -- Under a giant tree near Pine Lake.

2008-07-03 47 -122 -- Near Redmond Fall City Animal Hospital; alternate location the Science Fiction Museum for free admission. Thrifty!

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Most Active Graticule achievement for the month of July 2008 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 12 expeditions.

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of July 2008 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 5 successful expeditions.

2008-06-30 47 -122 -- Private property, near a pool, in the Brier neighborhood of North Seattle.

2008-06-29 47 -122 -- Western shoreline of Bainbridge Island.

2008-06-28 47 -122 -- Between Fremont and Ballard, just off the Burke Gilman Trail, and a pub visible one block north of the spot.

2008-06-27 47 -122 -- Medina South Park, according to the satellite it's public and walkable.

2008-06-20 47 -122 -- Mill Creek, up at the end of 3rd Dr SE.

2008-06-15 47 -122 -- woods just south of Bremerton National airport.

2008-06-13 47 -122 -- a driveway in south Bellevue (Factoria).

2008-06-12 47 -122 -- East Port Orchard, just blocks from Cosmo's Deli.

2008-06-07 47 -122 -- In the backyard of a private home on SE 112th St in Renton. Twister!

The Seattle, Washington graticule (47 -122) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of June 2008 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 7 successful expeditions.

2008-05-29 47 -122 -- A rural road near Cedar Mountain.

2008-05-28 47 -122 -- in a one-way street just off Market Street in Kirkland.

2008-05-24 47 -122 -- Tillicum, right off I-5 near McChord AFB.

Previously Active Geohashers

If you've had no edits in the last few years, your name has probably moved to this list. Feel free to move yourself back to active anytime!

• User:AnuCash is secret Seattle based ninja. Will come to next meetup without divulging their identity. Go Dinosaurs!
• Angelina lives on Capitol Hill and wishes she had a boat to facilitate accuracy.
• Aptenodyte
• Austin Spafford is getting a GPS receiver in the mail, and is eager to attend any local meetings.
• Bara
• Ben lives in Puyallup.
• Bluesheep would be happy to join in a few saturdays this summer!
• Brakos is trapped in Port Orchard, but should be able to escape if there's a Kitsap geohash one of these days.
• bmvaughn lives in Ballard but has only a simple GPS on his blackberry.
• Charles
• Cahlroisse is most often free Saturdays until around 6 or 6:30. I also know a few other people who read the comic who I'm sure I can rope into coming with me sometimes.
• Catherio moves to Boston in August.
• User:chronomex will come within reasonable busing range from central Seattle.
• Dave.haku
• Dave LeCompte Drove past [the May 28th] location. I might make Saturday meetups if they're convenient to 405.
• David is new to the Geohashing, and XKCD for that matter. Looking to make it to a meet soon.
• Christian Campbell
• Dravendaughter lives in Bellevue and is just plain amazing. She also has Apples to Apples.
• Drewloid lives near Duvall and nearer to the the border between the Seattle and Snoqualmie graticules.
• Eehk lives right on the border between this and the Snoqualmie graticules.
• Emperor is in the South Seattle area
• Farlox is in downtown and is willing to head out to any scenic route on a saturday.
• FiveOfOh attends SPU, and will be around occasionally during the summer, and just might make a meetup if it's convenient.
• geekxx has an airplane which could make for some interesting adventures, and the ability to travel to other graticules.
• google has a phone with GPS and is willing to travel anywhere within 20 miles of Lake Washington.
• Greg has a Twister set!
• grishnav moved to Seattle from Portland, where he dabbled in Geohashing before. Hope to see you guys soon!
• Harlequin lives halfway between redmond and the middle of nowhere.
• HarlequinsDad lives less than 1 mile from the July 3rd hash location. Probably older than you.
• Jack lives in downtown Seattle and has a very small boat for geohashes on Lake Washington.
• Jedipus is eagerly awaiting his geocaching time this summer.
• JenBoi
• Jim McKeeth is in the Everett area (north). Frequently busy on Saturdays, but willing when it works out.
• kckd wrote the Geohash application for the iPhone.
• Kevin would like to Geohash from his home in Bellevue, but gas prices say otherwise until he gets a better job.
• Leoger lives in Cap Hill and is willing to go a reasonable distance and maybe carpool.
• Litho lives in Bremerton and works in Seattle.
• Marcy lives in Olympia, and sometimes visits Seattle on weekends. She's hoping to find other xkcd people in the southern part of this graticule.
• Mizu is a geosciences major at PLU in Tacoma. She may be spotted mumbling incoherently about granitic intrusions while ambling about most of Western Washington.
• mrbene has a bicycle and a downtown location and a bus pass. I'm pretty good at converting satellite views into physical location, from memory, a habit that feeds into itself.
• NMcCoy lives in Tacoma and has limited access to transportation, but needs to get out more.
• Nukewaste Lives in Bremerton, and refuses to talk about himself in third person. ...dammit!
• origo lives in Kent (relocating to Tacoma this fall) and may attend convenient meetups given that they occur on weekends. Has a healthy appreciation for pie.
• OtherJack just realized he should add himself here. Lives in Maple Leaf / Roosevelt ish, but about to move around the lake to Phinney Ridge.
• Peter thinks this is the most challenging graticules for metropolitan areas.
• Rainst0rm sometimes brings the party favors.
• RedBeard lives in Shoreline, and has a ballpit in his house.
• Rocketgeek just relocated from the high nothing of California.
• SalusaSecondus lives in Queen Anne and denies everything.
• Shriver lives in Roosevelt and neglects to mention his part in the military/industrial complex.
• Sparkamusprime lives in Duvall and denies that SalusaSecondus is in denial.
• SparroHawc lives in Renton. He agrees with Peter; the Puget Sound will make things interesting for us.
• Stalefries lives in Everett, but will attend WWU in the fall. So I'll be hopping between the Seattle and Bellingham graticules.
• T. Management lives in Port Orchard and works for Goodwill, which eats up most of his Saturdays.
• Tony
• Traveller just got a shiny new Android phone and isn't afraid to use it.
• Trevor lives in Auburn and hopes a meeting will be nearby someday.
• Tyson Just installed the geohash app on his iPhone and is looking to explore.
• Vinay lives in Renton and should be able to make the meetups if they're close by.
• Whiskers lives on Queen Anne and may come if the location can be reached by bus. Also, can bake delicious things.
• Widdershins has a reliable GPS. As far as games go, airsoft might be an extremely fun option for many locations.