2016-08-08 40 -73

Location

Central Park Lake, Manhattan, New York City

Participants

Plans

NYC geohash in Central Park! Crox is nearby and will attend, possibly with TT and Elisa...

What is the best time to ensure a meet-up?

I would be happy to meet you guys! Actually quite flexible today because I am working from home. Any time other than the 3:10pm to 4:40pm interval is fine (so ironically, no hash o'clock, but really that's just for Saturday...) I'll also post on the facebook group so they can see you're here too, we in NY do a lot of the hash planning there. -- OtherJack (talk) 14:07, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

I would also be interested in meeting up! I'm at work all day so sometime in the evening would be best, if possible - I should be able to manage any time after 6pm. - Sputnik

Well, I'm going to try to stop on my way home this morning, but I'm up for a meet up later too. 6:30pm work? Elipongo (talk) 15:11, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

6:30pm works for us. --Crox (talk) 16:20, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

6:30pm is good for me too, let's plan on it! -- OtherJack (talk) 16:22, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Sounds good to me, I'll be there! -- Sputnik

Expedition

Elipongo

arrived about 1:45pm by bike and took the following pictures. He didn't show for the 6:30 meetup though... what happened?

Success! @40.7771,-73.9716
Success! @40.7771,-73.9715
Success! @40.7770,-73.9715
Convenient bench at the point @40.7770,-73.9715
My ugly mug with the hash point behind me @40.7770,-73.9715

Sputnik

A successful expedition and a successful meetup! Sputnik and OtherJack arrived at the pathway nearest the hashpoint at approximately 6:30pm, and Crox, TT, and Elisa arrived shortly thereafter. The hashpoint itself is located between the pathway and the edge of the lake, only a few meters off the path; once everyone had arrived we hopped over the fence to find the hashpoint. Crox, TT, and Elisa are in NYC for just a couple of weeks, so it's wonderful that the random number gods decided to bestow such a convenient hashpoint upon us while they were here! It was great to meet more hashers :D

Sputnik also earned the hobbit achievement by traveling barefoot to the hashpoint, bearing a ring (which, appropriately, bears the writing from the One Ring), and obtaining some greasy french fries and a dirty-water hot dog along the way. Geohashing: promoting healthy eating habits since 2008!

A view of the hashpoint from the path; Central Park Lake is just visible behind the trees.
Barefoot at the hashpoint
Obtaining food along the way
Barefoot and bearing a ring on the M1. One does not simply walk into Central Park, at least when there's buses handy.

OtherJack

also biked to the point, stopping on the way to buy a new pair of walking shoes. This took much less time than anticipated, so for once he ended up being the earliest at the meetup! It also helped that he deliberately avoided passing through the Ramble on the way to the point.

He would also like to mention that the Swiss visitors told the New Yorkers about something totally unexpected in their city: the Museum of Mathematics or MoMath. This must be checked out now. It was great to meet everybody, and to get an actual hash with Sputnik.

The bridge leading toward the hashpoint, which must be just off screen to the left (north).
First proof, on the paved path. Error circle was about 20 feet due to the trees.
Sputnik does the hobbit hashdance
Better proof, in the woods
Crox does the Crox hashdance
All the hashers: Sputnik, OtherJack, Tingting, Elisa, Crox :D