User:KerrMcF

About Me

KerrMcF 20 / m / 55,-4 This user lives in Scotland. en This user is a native speaker of English. es-2 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español. This user's Hashiversary is on 2023-08-17.

I'm from Glasgow, Scotland, so I'm in the 55,-4 graticule.

I'll usually try to reach a point whenever I'm able to, but university usually causes problems with this during weekdays.
University classes are now finished until September. After May, I'll probably have a much less restrictive schedule and will be able to attempt more geohashes.

I've been aiming to reach a point on one of the Scottish islands, most likely Arran, but a suitable point on a suitable day has yet to appear.

I've been looking to get a bike sorted specifically for geohashing, but it's been a while since I've ridden one. I'll maybe use some retro geohashes to 're-learn' how to cycle as I build my ability back up.

If you're interested in the achievements I've proposed and want to give feedback of any kind, you can find them here:

• Namesake achievement
  
• Holiday achievement (previously Valentine's achievement, Talk:Towel Day achievement)
  
• N-in-a-row achievement (inspired by Bingo geohash achievement)

People I've Geohashed With

A list of people I've geohashed with, unsuccessful and retro expeditions are included:

1. Daniel (x6)
2. My sister (x2)
3. My dad (x2)

All Geohashes (Link)

Listed from newest to oldest, including puppet and retro expeditions.

Helpful Guide: Reached, Failed, Planned, Retro, Puppet, Special, Recommended Read.

2024

Number	Expedition	Others	About the Geohash	Transportation	Extra Info
30/34	2024-11-08 55 -3		on Scarhill Avenue, Airdrie	Car, Walking
29/33	2024-10-31 55 -4		in a field near Tarbolton	Car, Walking
R8/R8	2024-09-08 55 -4		in the Blue Car Park at Braehead Shopping Centre	Car, Walking	Retro-Hash (2024-10-29)
28/32	2024-09-19 56 -3		in a field near Bannockburn	Car, Walking	Consecutive 6
27/31	2024-09-18 55 -4		on the University of Glasgow Garscube campus	Walking	Consecutive 5 | Tron
26/30	2024-09-17 55 -4	with Daniel	in a wooded area near Woodhead	Car, Walking	Consecutive 4
25/29	2024-09-16 56 -4		in a field near Croftamie	Car, Walking	Consecutive 3
24/28	2024-09-15 55 -3		in a field near Palacerigg Country Park	Car, Walking	Consecutive 2
23/27	2024-09-14 56 -3		on the side of a road near the M80	Car, Walking	Consecutive 1
22/26	2024-09-12 55 -4		in the front garden of a house in Bothwell	Car, Walking
P2/P2	2024-09-08 55 -4	via my mum and sister	in the Blue Car Park at Braehead Shopping Centre	Car, Walking	Puppet-Hash
21/25	2024-08-20 56 -3		on rail tracks near Stirling	Walking, Bus, Train
20/24	2024-08-11 56 -4		in a wooded area near Callander	Car, Walking
19/23	2024-08-05 55 -3	with Gaelan	in a field near Upperton	Car, Walking	Meet-Up
18/22	2024-08-04 55 -3		in a field near Bonnybridge	Car, Walking
17/21	2024-07-21 55 -4		in a field next to Bardowie Loch	Car, Walking | Walking
16/20	2024-07-06 55 -4		in a care home car park in Paisley	Car, Walking
R7/R7	1978-07-16 54 -2	with my family	on the lake at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest	Walking, Pedalo	Retro-Hash (2024-05-26)
R6/R6	1987-12-15 54 -2	with my sister	in Fell View in Center Parcs Whinfell Forest	Walking	Retro-Hash (2024-05-25)
R5/R5	2011-04-07 54 -2	with my sister	in Fell View in Center Parcs Whinfell Forest	Walking	Retro-Hash (2024-05-25)
15/19	2024-05-01 55 -4		just off the path in Dalmuir Park	Car, Walking	Tron
14/18	2024-04-08 55 -4		close to a track near Old Kilpatrick	Train, Walking
R4/4	1985-04-28 55 -3	with my family	on the Edinburgh Tramway near Gogarburn	Walking, Tram, Car	Retro-Hash (2024-04-06)
R3/3	1952-04-18 55 -3	with my family	next to the Edinburgh Tramway near Murrayfield Stadium	Car, Tram	Retro-Hash (2024-04-06)
13/17	2024-03-30 56 -4		off the John Muir Way near Balloch	Walking
12/16	2024-03-23 55 -4	with my dad	halfway up Overton Muir near Alexandria	Car, Walking	Prevented by Other
12/15	2024-03-22 56 -4		between fields near Balloch	Car, Walking	Déjà Vu
11/14	2024-03-19 55 -4	with Daniel	next to Oxford Street, Glasgow	Bus, Walking	Prevented by Nature
11/13	2024-03-17 55 -4	with Daniel	on Pladda Terrace in Irvine	Car, Walking
10/12	2024-03-10 55 -4	with my dad	in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park	Car, Walking
9/11	2024-02-21 56 -4		in a forest on Ben Gullipen	Car, Walking
8/10	2024-02-20 56 -3	with Daniel	in Balgownie Wood near Culross	Bus, Car, Walking
7/9	2024-02-14 55 -4		in the back garden of a house in Lennoxtown	Car, Walking
6/8	2024-02-02 55 -4		in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park	Car, Walking	Prevented by Nature
6/7	2024-01-28 56 -4		near Loch Katrine	Car, Walking
5/6	2024-01-11 53 0		off the coast of England	Plane	Air-Hash
R2/2	1987-12-15 54 -2	with my sister	in Fell View in Center Parcs Whinfell Forest	Walking	Retro-Hash (2024-01-05)
R1/1	2011-04-07 54 -2	with my sister	in Fell View in Center Parcs Whinfell Forest	Walking	Retro-Hash (2024-01-05)

2023

Number	Expedition	Others	About the Geohash	Transportation	Extra Info
4/5	2023-10-26 55 -4	with Daniel	in a field near Bridge of Weir	Car, Walking
3/4	2023-10-20 56 -4	with Daniel	in a forest near Balloch	Car, Walking
2/3	2023-09-27 55 -4		in a field near Milngavie	Walking
1/2	2023-09-12 56 -4	with Daniel	on a hill near Inverarnan	Car, Walking	Prevented by Nature
P1/1	2023-08-20 41 -87	via Kuyper	near the parking lot for a park in Bensenville, Illinois	Car, Walking	Puppet-Hash
1/1	2023-08-17 55 -3		in a field near Falkirk	Bus, Train, Walking

Regional Progress

Progress on the Regional achievements can be viewed here.
Progress on the Reverse Regional achievements can be viewed here.

Geohashed Graticules

The colouring of cells relates entirely to the number within that cell. Beginning at 1 = red, the colours cycle once through the list per additional count.

Colours Used:

0

1 13

2 14

3 15

4 16

5 17

6 18

7 19

8 20

9 21

10 22

11 23

12 24

Total Attempts

	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2
57	x	x	x	x	x
56	x	x	6	1	x
55	x	x	8	1	x
54	x	x	x	x	x
53	x	x	x	x	x

Number Reached

	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2
57	x	x	x	x	x
56	x	x	5	1	x
55	x	x	5	1	x
54	x	x	x	x	x
53	x	x	x	x	x

Minesweeper Progress

	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2
57	x	x	x	x	x
56	x	x	3	3	x
55	x	x	3	3	x
54	x	x	x	x	x
53	x	x	x	x	x

All Expeditions (Incl. Retro)

	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2
57	x	x	x	x	x
56	x	x	6	1	x
55	x	x	8	1	x
54	x	x	x	x	2
53	x	x	x	x	x

Not included in grids: Skegness (1); Chicago (1, Puppet).

Geohashed Centicules

This is adapted from Fippe's Progress page. It considers successful expeditions across all graticules and links the first occurrence.
The number in the grid is formatted as XY where X is from 'lat.X' and Y is from 'long.Y' (55.2, -4.7 would correspond to 27).

X\Y	.9	.8	.7	.6	.5	.4	.3	.2	.1	.0
.9	99	98	97	96	95	94	93	92	91	90
.8	89	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80
.7	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70
.6	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60
.5	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50
.4	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40
.3	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30
.2	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20
.1	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10
.0	09	08	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00

Map of Graticules (Link)

Hover over the graticule image to see graticule coordinates (alt text).

Geohash Achievements (Link)

Only the first occurrences are listed here (typically).

Location Based

This user earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (55, -3) geohash on 2023-08-17.

This user earned the Tale of Two Hashes achievement

by meeting the challenge by George to geohash in Alexandria going to the (56, -4) geohash on 2023-10-20.

This user earned the Air geohash achievement by reaching the (53, 0) geohash on 2024-01-11 by Boeing 737-800, attaining the rank of Passenger.

This user has visited an Easy Geohash by reaching the (53, 0) geohash on 2024-01-11 without really trying.

This user earned the Hash collision achievement by discovering the geocache GC4DKTQ near the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-05-01.

This user earned the Admit One Achievement

by paying to access the (56, -3) geohash on 2024-08-20.

Activity Based

This user earned the Public transport geohash achievement by reaching the (55, -3) geohash on 2023-08-17 using public transit.

This user earned the OpenStreetMap achievement by contributing to OpenStreetMap based on their expedition to the (55, -3) geohash on 2023-08-17.

This user earned the Puppet Master Geohash achievement by manipulating someone to reach the (41, -87) geohash on 2023-08-20.

This user earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (55, -4) geohash on 2023-09-27 on foot.

This user earned the Juggernaut achievement by reaching a geohash in a straight line (with a deviation of barely 1:22) on 2023-09-27.

This user earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement by cleaning up the (55, -4) geohash on 2023-10-26.

This user earned the Speed racer achievement

by passing through the (53, 0) geohash on 2024-01-11 at 800km/h.

This user earned the Border geohash achievement by crossing the Scotland-England border on 2024-01-11 to reach the (53, 0) geohash.

This user earned the One with Nature Geohash Achievement by reaching the (56, -4) geohash on 2024-01-28.

This user earned the Picnic achievement by eating chocolate and drinking Pepsi at the (56, -3) geohash on 2024-02-20.

This user earned the Large Climb achievement by climbing 278m primarily by foot during their (56, -4) geohash expedition on 2024-03-30.

This user earned the Tron achievement by reaching and returning from the (55, -4) geohash without crossing their own tracks on 2024-05-01.

This user earned the Speedrun achievement by completing their entire expedition to and from the 2024-07-21 geohash in 39 minutes.

This user earned the Roman roaming achievement by visiting a Roman historical site on their way to the (55, -3) geohash on 2024-08-04.

This user earned the Sightseeing achievement by recreating a photograph from the Wikipedia page for Rough Castle Fort, which is near the (55, -3) geohash on 2024-08-04.

This user earned the Formal attire achievement by looking good at the (56, -3) geohash on 2024-09-14.

This user earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement by reaching the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-09-18.

This user earned the Hashcard achievement by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to George on the (56, -3) expedition on 2024-09-19.

Challenge Based

This user earned the Drowned Rat Geohash Achievement by reaching the (55, -4) geohash on 2023-09-27 despite being thoroughly wet from heavy rain.

This user earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 2 hash points on 2 consecutive days starting on 2024-02-20.

This user earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 2 hash points on 2 consecutive days starting on 2024-08-04.

This user earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 6 hash points on 6 consecutive days starting on 2024-09-14.

Two to the N - Attempted

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by attempting to reach 2¹ hashpoints on 2023-09-12 56 -4 and is promoted to Level 1 (Expeditions).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by attempting to reach 2² hashpoints on 2023-10-20 56 -4 and is promoted to Level 2 (Expeditions).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by attempting to reach 2³ hashpoints on 2024-02-02 55 -4 and is promoted to Level 3 (Expeditions).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by attempting to reach 2⁴ hashpoints on 2024-03-23 55 -4 and is promoted to Level 4 (Expeditions).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by attempting to reach 2⁵ hashpoints on 2024-09-19 56 -3 and is promoted to Level 5 (Expeditions).

Two to the N - Reached

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by reaching 2¹ hashpoints on 2023-09-27 55 -4 and is promoted to Level 1 (Coordinates reached).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by reaching 2² hashpoints on 2023-10-26 55 -4 and is promoted to Level 2 (Coordinates reached).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by reaching 2³ hashpoints on 2024-02-20 56 -3 and is promoted to Level 3 (Coordinates reached).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by reaching 2⁴ hashpoints on 2024-07-06 55 -4 and is promoted to Level 4 (Coordinates reached).

Two to the N - Retro

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by reaching 2¹ retro hashpoints including the one for 1987-12-15 54 -2 and is promoted to Level 1 (Retro coordinates reached).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by reaching 2² retro hashpoints including the one for 1985-04-28 55 -3 and is promoted to Level 2 (Retro coordinates reached).

This user earned the Two to the N achievement

by reaching 2³ retro hashpoints including the one for 2024-09-08 55 -4 and is promoted to Level 3 (Retro coordinates reached).

xkcd centurion

This user earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement by attending 2 Saturday meetups.

Interaction Based

This user earned the Drag-along achievement by dragging Daniel to the (56, -4) geohash on 2023-10-20.

This user earned the Police Geohash Achievement by finding a police van next to the point while attempting the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-03-19.

This user earned the Hashcat achievement by finding a cat and stopping to pat it near the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-07-21.

This user earned the Meet-up achievement by meeting Gaelan at the (55, -3) geohash on 2024-08-05.

This user earned the Birds of a Feather achievement (EN) by encountering Ginkgo biloba which has the Endangered conservation status while attempting to reach the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-09-12.

Timing Based

This user earned the Revival Achievement by being the first person in almost 13 years to successfully geohash in the 55,-4 graticule at the (55, -4) geohash on 2023-09-27.

This user earned the Valentine's Achievement by geohashing on Valentine's Day at the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-02-14.

This user earned the Last man standing achievement by being the the only hasher world-wide to go on a geohashing expedition on 2024-02-21.

This user earned the Holiday achievement by wearing green on/during St. Patrick's Day at the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-03-17.

This user earned the Déjà Vu Geohash Achievement by reaching the (56, -4) geohash on 2024-03-22, and previously on 2023-10-20.

This user earned the 2024 Mouse Over Day achievement by celebrating in the (54, -2) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2024.

Minesweepers, N-in-a-Rows, and Regionals

This user achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Glasgow, United Kingdom and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

This user achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Helensburgh, United Kingdom and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

This user achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Perth, United Kingdom and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

This user achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Edinburgh, United Kingdom and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

This user earned the 2-in-a-row achievement by achieving a connection of 2 graticules in a row (55,-3 to 55,-4) after reaching the (55, -4) geohash on 2023-09-27.

This user earned the Regional geohashing achievement by reaching a hash point in all 1 graticules belonging to Inverclyde (council).

This user earned the Regional geohashing achievement by reaching a hash point in all 2 graticules belonging to West Dunbartonshire (council).

This user earned the Regional geohashing achievement by reaching a hash point in all 1 graticules belonging to Renfrewshire (council).

Honourable Mentions

This user earned the Hash collision honorable mention by discovering the geocache GC2X5DM 342m from the (55, -3) geohash on 2023-08-17.

This user earned the XKCD-100 Honorable Mention Achievement by voyaging approx. 440km to reach the (53, 0) geohash on 2024-01-11. Alas it was not a Saturday.

Consolation Prizes

This user earned the Done with Nature consolation prize by failing to reach the (56, -4) geohash on 2023-09-12.

This user earned the Cliffs of Despair consolation prize by being prevented from reaching the (56, -4) geohash on 2023-09-12 by terrain that was too steep to be traversed.

This user earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize by chickening out on the (56, -4) geohash on 2023-09-12.

This user earned the There might be alligators! consolation prize by being prevented from reaching the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-02-02 by an impassable and unforeseen marsh (and probably lurking alligators).

This user earned the White Rabbit consolation prize by failing to reach the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-07-21 because of time constraints.

Combo Achievements

This user earned the Done with Cliffs of Poultry Consolation Prize by chickening out due to nature's cliffs at the (56, -4) geohash on 2023-09-12.

This user earned the Drowned Juggernaut Achievement by reaching the geohash in a straight line despite being thoroughly wet at the (55, -4) geohash on 2023-09-27.

This user earned the Public Transport Air Speed Racer Border Cross Achievement by reaching the maximum legal speed in the air on a Boeing 737-800 after crossing a border at the (53, 0) geohash on 2024-01-11.

This user earned the Done with Alligators! Consolation Prize by encountering nature's marsh/bog/swamp/other term at the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-02-02.

This user earned the Speedy No Batteries Walking Tron Achievement by reaching the geohash on foot without GPS or crossing their own path in an hour or less at the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-09-18.

Personal Bests

Based on the "I'm Better Than You" achievements, but on a personal level. These ribbons are made with gratuitous ribbons to keep the actual achievements accurate and will only be found on this page. They are not meant to undermine the actual achievements but are simply a way to keep track of my stats.

KerrMcF earned the (Personal) Northernmost Achievement by reaching a latitude of 56.27397 at the (56, -4) geohash on 2024-01-28.

KerrMcF earned the (Personal) Southernmost Achievement by reaching a latitude of 53.45372 at the (53, 0) geohash on 2024-01-11.

KerrMcF earned the (Personal) Westernmost Achievement by reaching a longitude of -4.81305 at the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-03-10.

KerrMcF earned the (Personal) Easternmost Achievement by reaching a longitude of 0.91922 at the (53, 0) geohash on 2024-01-11.

KerrMcF earned the (Personal) Furthest Travelled Achievement by travelling approximately 440 km to the (53, 0) geohash on 2024-01-11.

KerrMcF earned the (Personal) Best Month Achievement by going on 7 expeditions in September 2024, starting with the (55, -4) geohash on 2024-09-12.

For the furthest distance travelled by X mode of transport in a single expedition (there and back), check User:KerrMcF/Distances.

Geohashing Gallery

A gallery with one photo from each of my successful expeditions in chronological order. If a photo is not available for an expedition, the screenshot of proof will be used instead.

2023

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  2023-08-17 55 -3
  Falkirk, Scotland

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  2023-09-27 55 -4
  Baldernock, Scotland

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  2023-10-20 56 -4
  Balloch, Scotland

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  2023-10-26 55 -4
  Bridge of Weir, Scotland

2024

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  2024-01-11 53 0
  International Waters

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  2024-01-28 56 -4
  Loch Katrine, Scotland

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  2024-02-14 55 -4
  Lennoxtown, Scotland

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  2024-02-20 56 -3
  Balgownie Wood, Scotland

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  2024-02-21 56 -4
  Ben Gullipen, Scotland

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  2024-03-10 55 -4
  Kelburn Wind Farm, Scotland

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  2024-03-17 55 -4
  Irvine, Scotland

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  2024-03-22 56 -4
  Loch Lomond, Scotland

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  2024-03-30 56 -4
  Alexandria, Scotland