2009-06-17 34 -84

Graticule

About

This hash point is off to the side of a driveway at a house in Woodstock.

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I was kind of hoping that this house would be a vacant house so I would not have to explain Geohashing to them. I had printed out a google map and the pdf file that explains geohashing but I had forgot them on my desk as I left work. I knew that this subdivision that the geohash point was in has more expensive homes. I knew that my chances were good that it would be a vacant home, I just didn't know how good.

As I drove into the subdivision, I noticed that at least one in three houses were for sale. I would say 1 in 4 of those that were for sale were in foreclosure. Atlanta is sure hit hard by the housing market crash especially the more expensive homes.

Sure enough as I followed my eTrex to the spot, the house that the hash point was at was for sale and vacant. I knocked on the door and looked in the window and the house was vacant. There was a Realtor lock box on the door so I knew that there was nobody home.

I walked back down the side walk looking for the hash point. It turned out to be under this huge tree. I got to 2 feet to the hash point and didn't feel like crawling under the tree to get to 0 feet. I decided close enough and took a few pictures.

I then headed home to Norcross.

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Photo Gallery
2 feet to go just under this huge tree. I didn't feel like getting under the tree so 2 feet to go is close enough.
The tree I didn't feel like climbing under to get to 0.00 feet
The for sale sign of the house with the tree in the view off to the side of the driveway.
Me standing next to the tree where the Geohash point is. Ignore the gray hair.