Palm Beach, Florida

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Today's Location: [Palm Beach, Florida]

The Palm Beach graticule is located at 26, -80 and is home to all of Palm Beach county, about half of Broward county, and parts of some neighboring counties. Portions of this graticule are in the Atlantic Ocean, Lake Okeechobee, and the intracoastal waterway. The southwest portion of the graticule is dominated by the Everglades, a good location for either the MNIMB Geohash or the MNB Geohash. The northwest is primarily lake and large expanses of farmlands which may or may not be accessible. Most locations in the eastern half of the graticule should technically be accessible, but many will land on private property, so may need authorization. Since the beginning of geohashing, 57 of the 141 hashes have been located in swampland, or about 40% (statistic as of 2008-10-08).

Active Geohashers

Aperfectring - Have GPS, willing to travel.

Psypete - No portable GPS, but google maps on the phone can't hurt...

Gimmickless - No GPS, but has car for four. Based in Fort Lauderdale, toils at Miami Int'l Airport.

Rozard - Portable GPS and car for five. Based in Palm Beach Gardens. Created Geohash - Palm Beach, FL Facebook group.

Dtobias - Before actually making it to a geohash here, got to one in Poughkeepsie, New York while visiting my mom! Have car with GPS navigation, and iPhone 3G with GPS mapping ability.

Atebo - New to geohashing, geocaching, and the like. Does not have a car, or an iPhone, or a GPS, and actually doesn't live in the area during most of the year. However, during breaks and the like, will probably show up at some Saturday events (after purchasing a portable GPS)

Zerox - In the graticule just above Palm Beach, but alot of psl hashes tend to be in the atlantic. I have a car but no gps. I need to get a gps, Willing to bring scrabble!

Million zillion - Based in Tamarac, work in Plantation. I have a car, but my GPS is limited to my cell phone.

Past Geohashes

Successful Geohashes

2008-07-18 [map] - On the banks of a detention pond in the City of Boca Raton. Aperfectring and Red cordial successfully reached at about 5:30PM. This was the first successful recorded hash in the 26, -80 graticule.

2008-07-25 [map] - This geohash point was right near the Tarmac facility north of the Palm Beach Fairgrounds. Rozard successfully reached the hash point at 3:30PM.

2008-09-01 [map] - In front of a house on a residential street in Lake Worth. Dtobias successfully (?) reached the hash point at 4:51PM... or perhaps was just a couple of feet from it on the wrong side of a fence; the GPS position was a little hazy.

2008-09-04 [map] - This geohash point was a few feet into the brush at the FPL Main Office parking lot. Rozard successfully reached the hash point at 2PM.

2008-09-07 [map] - This geohash point was next to the entrance road for the Pompano Park racetrack / Isle casino. Dtobias successfully reached the hash point at 1:48 PM.

2008-09-25 [map] - This geohash point was in the lawn just off the sidewalk at the corner of NE 21st St. and NE 2nd Terr., near Dixie Highway, in Pompano Beach. Dtobias successfully reached the hash point at about 7 PM.

2008-10-11 [map] - This geohash point was in the middle of the street on East Commercial Blvd. at its intersection with North Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale (or one of its suburbs). Dtobias successfully reached the hash point at 4:12 PM. Million zillion also successfully reached the hash point (separately, no meetup) at 4:40 PM.

2008-10-18 [map] - Next to a corner house (on or near the sidewalk) in Pembroke Pines, near Flamingo Rd. and Taft St. Million zillion successfully reached the hash point at about 4:10 PM.

2008-12-03 [map] - This geohash point was in the driveway of the parking lot of an apartment or condo complex next to Trade Winds Park between Pompano Beach and Margate. Dtobias drove over it around 7 PM when it was too dark to get a decent picture.

2008-12-06 [map] - By the side of the road leading to Lion Country Safari out west of West Palm Beach. Aperfectring drove through the hash for speed racer at about 1PM, and stopped again at about 3PM for more photos.

Unsuccessful Geohashes

2008-06-20 [map] - Aperfectring attempted to reach this geohash, which was in a nature area in Palm Beach Gardens. He was unsuccessful because he was not prepared for a creek crossing and time constraints prevented him from finding another path.

2008-06-21 [map] - Aperfectring intended to attempt this geohash, but had real life decide to rear its ugly head.

2008-06-28 [map] - In the north portion of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Unfortunately this portion of the Refuge is closed to the public, so it is inaccessible. Aperfectring attempted this geohash.

2008-07-15 [map] - Rozard attempted to reach this geohash, which was in a swamp area east of Lake Okeechobee and south of some orange groves. He was unsuccessful because of time constraints and a lack of an accessible route.

2008-08-30 [map] - Dtobias attempted to reach this geohash, which turned out to be within a gated community, so he had to be satisfied with visiting a nearby city park.

2008-09-21 [map] - Dtobias attempted to reach this geohash, which turned out to be inside an area surrounded by fences and canals... possibly a landfill since some Waste Management trucks were headed into the area. Couldn't get any closer than a business park on the other side of the fence.

2008-11-15 [map] - Dtobias: I'd have to go jump in the lake to reach this one.

2008-11-23 [map] - Dtobias: I got within 10 or 20 feet or so of it, but would have had to swim to actually reach the point. My car is parked about 1000 feet from it at the airport Park 'n Save while I'm up in New York for Thanksgiving.

Upcoming Geohashes

Today

2008-12-05 [map] - In Lake Okeechobee once again.

Weekend of 2008-12-06

2008-12-06 [map] - By the side of the road leading to Lion Country Safari out west of West Palm Beach.

2008-12-07 [map] - In a southbound lane of Federal Highway (US 1) in the Coral Ridge area between Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale.

Notable Locations

Cities

Ft. Lauderdale

A city of about 180,000 people. Known for its nightlife, and is a popular spring break location.

Hollywood

A city of about 150,000 people. This city lies on the border of this graticule, and the Miami one.

West Palm Beach

A city of about 100,000 people. Lots of shopping and nightlife here.

Pompano Beach

A city of about 100,000 people. Right next to the Hillsboro Mile, a very rich section of the barrier islands.

Boca Raton

A city of about 85,000 people. This city is generally regarded as upscale.

National Parks

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Located just west of Boca Raton, the 147,392-acre (596.47 km²) refuge is primarily Everglades marsh habitat.

Big Cypress National Preserve

A small corner of this preserve is in the SW corner of this graticule. This area, and a large portion of the area surrounding it, is Everglades marsh habitat.