Difference between revisions of "2011-01-17 52 0"

Revision as of 10:54, 18 January 2011

Location

Near the western limit of the nudist beach at Holkham, North Norfolk, UK.

Participants

Expedition

The hashpoint is at Holkham Bay, north Norfolk on the beach near the western end of the nudist area. January has been unusually mild but Sourcerer (Neil) did not go naked.

The hashpoint could not be reached at high tide which was at about 5pm. With the moon nearing full and a clear but cold weather forecast, Neil arrived at about 8pm. The tide was going out.

Neil has two GPS logs on Wikiloc here and here which document previous treks to this area. The closer track log goes to within 60 metres of the hashpoint. The other is 190 metres away. The footpath was open and passable with evidence of recent maintenance work. Neil parked on the road as the harbour car park can flood at high tide.

Neil thinks this counts as a Déjà vu geohash achievement. He has two GPS tracks for visits in the autumn of 2007 once 60 metres away and then 190 metres. In the featureless beach landscape, this ought to qualify. It's certainly within hailing distance. Also he visits the area several times per year, walking from Burnham Overy Staithe to the Victoria hotel at Holkham for a beer, each time passing the hashpoint. How close depends on how high the tide is.

It was a fine moonlit night and thousands of over-wintering geese were grazing the grasslands and flying overhead. An owl flew over too. Many other mud-flat waders could be heard twittering. This is one of the most beautiful places on earth, hence the long drive to get there.

Photo Gallery

Public Information Sign
Moon Lit Night
Danger Sign
Fire Fighting Equipment (for the summer)
Sand Dune Grasses
Footpath Sign Posts
Razor Shell XKCD Marker
GPS says I'm 1 metre away!
Night Time Calm Surf
Google Earth Track Log
Google Earth Close Up

Achievements

Sourcerer earned the Déjà Vu Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (52, 0) geohash on 2011-01-17, and previously on 2007-10-20.

Other Geohashing Expeditions and Plans on This Day

Expeditions and Plans

2011-01-17
Pforzheim, Germany	Ekorren	In a forest between Ötisheim, Ölbronn and Maulbronn
Cambridge, United Kingdom	Sourcerer	Near the western limit of the nudist beach at Holkham, North Norfolk, UK.

Update this list.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-== Planned Expedition ==
+== Location ==
-Monday Jan 17th. The hashpoint is at Holkham Bay, north Norfolk on the beach at the western end of the nudist area.
+Near the western limit of the nudist beach at Holkham, North Norfolk, UK.
-January has been unusually mild but Sourcerer (Neil) is '''not''' planning to go naked.
+{{meetup graticule
+    | lat=52
+    | lon=0
+    | date=2011-01-17
+    | graticule_name=Cambridge
+    | graticule_link=Cambridge, United Kingdom}}
-The hashpoint can '''not''' be reached at high tide which is at about 5pm. With the moon nearing full and a clear but cold weather forecast, Neil hopes to be there at about 18:20 with the tide going out. The hash should be reachable about then or quite soon afterwards.
+== Participants ==
-There are two GPS logs on [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=83314 Wikiloc] and [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=83311 Another] which will take you safely from Burnham Overy Staithe. The closer track log goes to within 60 metres of the hashpoint. The other is 190 metres away. This assumes the footpath is open and passable. Park on the road as the harbour car park can flood at high tide.
+[[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]]
-Will this count as a Déjà vu geohash achievement? Neil was there twice in the autumn of 2007. Is 60 metres close enough? It's certainly within hailing distance.
+== Expedition ==
+The hashpoint is at Holkham Bay, north Norfolk on the beach near the western end of the nudist area. January has been unusually mild but Sourcerer (Neil) did '''not''' go naked.
+The hashpoint could '''not''' be reached at high tide which was at about 5pm. With the moon nearing full and a clear but cold weather forecast, Neil arrived at about 8pm. The tide was going out.
+Neil has two GPS logs on Wikiloc [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=83314 here] and [http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=83311 here] which document previous treks to this area. The closer track log goes to within 60 metres of the hashpoint. The other is 190 metres away. The footpath was open and passable with evidence of recent maintenance work. Neil parked on the road as the harbour car park can flood at high tide.
+Neil thinks this counts as a Déjà vu geohash achievement. He has two GPS tracks for visits in the autumn of 2007 once 60 metres away and then 190 metres. In the featureless beach landscape, this ought to qualify. It's certainly within hailing distance. Also he visits the area several times per year, walking from Burnham Overy Staithe to the Victoria hotel at Holkham for a beer, each time passing the hashpoint. How close depends on how high the tide is.
+It was a fine moonlit night and thousands of over-wintering geese were grazing the grasslands and flying overhead. An owl flew over too. Many other mud-flat waders could be heard twittering. This is one of the most beautiful places on earth, hence the long drive to get there.
+== Photo Gallery ==
+<gallery perrow="3">
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_1.jpg|Public Information Sign
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_2.jpg|Moon Lit Night
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_3.jpg|Danger Sign
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_4.jpg|Fire Fighting Equipment (for the summer)
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_5.jpg|Sand Dune Grasses
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_6.jpg|Footpath Sign Posts
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_7.jpg|Razor Shell XKCD Marker
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_8.jpg|GPS says I'm 1 metre away!
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_9.jpg|Night Time Calm Surf
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_10.jpg|Google Earth Track Log
+Image:2011-01-17_52_0_Sourcerer_11.jpg|Google Earth Close Up
+</gallery>
+== Achievements ==
+{{Déjà vu geohash
+    | latitude = 52
+    | longitude = 0
+    | date = 2011-01-17
+    | olddate = 2007-10-20
+    | name = Sourcerer
+}}
+== Other Geohashing Expeditions and Plans on This Day ==
+{{expedition summaries|2011-01-17}}
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+[[Category:Meetup on 2011-01-17]]
+[[Category:Meetup in 52 0]]


Mon 17 Jan 2011 in Cambridge: 52.9771560, 0.7823476 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox