| Sat 21 May 2016 in Cambridge, UK: 52.0365641, 0.6168378 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
This day will be the eighth anniversary of the publication of the comic strip which introduced the idea of geohashing. It is known as Geohashing Day.
Cambridge is one of the most active graticules in the world, with at least eight people actively hashing in the area, and several more hashing in Norwich, the graticule to the east. It would be excellent to get everyone together, and even hashers from outside of the graticule, in one place for one big Saturday meetup, at the traditional time of 4pm.
Location
In a field 120 metres from a public footpath south of Belchamp St. Paul, Essex, UK. The Red Lion free house is 0.9 km north of the point. Sudbury and Haverhill are the nearest well known places. OS Map
Participants
Three people are so far confirmed:
- Sourcerer.
- Tongs/B.
- Benjw (will need to be at work in the morning, as I have the following week off for the Cambridge Beer Festival, but ought to be able to get most places in the graticule by 4pm).
- ChromeCrusaders Both of us!
(this count is already enough for this expedition to appear on the largest geohash achievement page.) - More importantly, get the Pub Geohash !
People who might turn up but aren't sure:
- PaintedJaguar already has plans (six months in advance!) that will keep him busy on the morning and early afternoon of May 21st. If the hashpoint is easily reachable in not too much time from Cambridge then he may join this expedition, but can't guarantee that he'll be there.
- The rest of the Tongs.
Plans
The Red Lion 0.9 km north of the hashpoint is open all day and there is food 12pm till 2.00pm and 6pm till 9pm. This is probably the closest accessible road.
- Sourcerer Arrive at 16:00 and retire to the pub.
- ChromeCrusaders Are meeting in the pub before 4:00 to re-unite and then going to the point.
Weather
Original Speculations
For now, please register your interest in the Participants section.
Backup Plans
The location will be known only at 14:30 on the day before. The hashpoint might be in water or otherwise unreachable. Therefore, we should come up with a backup location (or alternative graticule) in case. Suggestions please on the talk page!
Picnic and cake
The weather is likely to be showery and there is a pub close by. Sourcerer still intends to bring Google pin cookies but the full-on picnic might not be such a good idea. --Sourcerer (talk) 14:06, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
Sourcerer has suggested a picnic if the weather is likely to be fine. He will bring home made bread, something to go inside the bread and cookies in the shape of Google push pins (or as close as his baking skill allows).
The Tongs love baking and will bring (at the very least) gingerbread animals.
- Let me know if you'd like one of these for the cookies / gingerbread...
Puzzles, toys and games
- Does anyone like games? We like Dobble, Tantrix, Fluxx, Go, Chess, Set, and others.
- Does anyone like kites?
- Does anyone like dressing up? Sourcerer has a Rastamouse costume!
Photography
ChromeCrusaders is going to try to get his drone working for an interesting photo to go on the report page.
- Hope it's not near an airport - police award! --Sourcerer (talk) 11:25, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
- Its looking un-likely ill have it working in time haha
Expedition
Tracklog
Photos
Sourcerer's cookies before transportation
Arrived. @52.0366,.6167
Tongs/B
Crox's awesome cookie cutters
The dough is looking good...
Oh no!
An alien visits in dough form. This appeared by accident!
At this point it looked like this wasn't going to happen. It was accompanied by an explanation that a vehicle had struck a bridge.
Despite the lack of zoom on my phone, you can see Sourcerer doing his thing.
Biscuit consumption in panorama form.
Sourcerer packs up while the Chrome Crusaders mess about.
The whiteboard at Cambridge station seen on the way home sums up geohashing. Sort of.
