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Revision as of 18:00, 18 August 2010
| Thu 15 Jan 2009 in London East: 51.8713923, 0.2087249 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Having still not bought himself a GPS device, Benjw was interested to note that today's hashpoint for the London East graticule was within reach and not --- as the hashpoints for his native Cambridge graticule usually are --- in the middle of a field.
The expedition
A 2:45pm finish at work gave plenty of time to get home, grab a cup of tea and print some maps, and head out the door again at 3:20pm. It took twenty minutes to drive out of Cambridge, but once on the M11 motorway, the rest of the journey took place without incident, although it's worth noting the wonderful golden sunset which accompanied it.
The hashpoint was just off a small track leading north from the B1256 road, just off the motorway junction; this track was finally located (on the third pass along the main road) at 4:05pm, and provided a helpful place to park a car. A short walk between damp, grey trees led to the hashpoint itself. Careful perusal of the zoomed-in aerial view showed this to be on the other side of a short stretch of fence, near some kind of sluice or diverted stream. The aerial view was clear enough to be confident that the correct place had been found, even without GPS, leading to Benjw's first ever geohash and a definite feeling of smugness. A handy fencepost enabled the camera timer to take a photo of Benjw standing on the hashpoint.
A small hillock a few metres to the east was climbed and the view through the trees of the M11/A120 road interchange was admired. Then, as it was cold and starting to get dark, the hashpoint was left, unadorned, at 4:20pm. The drive home was duly completed at 5:00pm with the unexpected delight of a parking space right outside the house.
Shiny ribbons earned
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Benjw earned the Land geohash achievement
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Benjw earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement
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Photographic documentation
The entrance to an adventure?
Found it!
The hashpoint from a nearby hillock
Some kind of artificial pond nearby
Looking further up the track from the hash
