Difference between revisions of "2019-05-09 39 -77"

Latest revision as of 09:54, 25 July 2019

Location

In the street right in front of the Smith Community Center, in the neighborhood of Mark Commons, MD, USA. This makes it eligible for the Speed Racer Achivement!

Participants

~~me

Plans

I noticed the notification from the notification service and I realized the place was less than two miles away. Had I been less busy, I would have walked there for another achievement. I planned to get in my car and drive there using Waze.

Expedition

So close to my house I have to try it -- OfficeLinebacker (talk) @39.0930,-77.1553 19:12, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

Rockville, MD -- OfficeLinebacker (talk) 19:13, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

(Notes above from the Geohash Droid app kept for posterity)

I got in my car and at first tried using the "directions" option in the app. Alas, it opened in Google Maps, whereas my preferred navigation app for driving is Waze. Feature request: allow me to choose the navigation app!

I got there and at first pulled into the community center parking lot. I then fired up the Geohash Droid app. I had already driven *through* the hash point before realizing I was already there.

I pulled over and got a selfie, then tried the door on the community center. I think I once took yoga classes there many years ago and I wanted to verify. Alas, the doors were locked. Ignoring the side-eyes from the parents watching their kids tool around on their bikes, I walked to the back of the building and tried the door there. NOTHING SUSPICIOUS GOING ON HERE.

I took a picture of the side of the center, uploaded it, and went upon my merry way. Success!

Tracklog

Photos

Made it! @39.0755,-77.1491
Community Center @39.0757,-77.1492

Achievements

OfficeLinebacker earned the Speed racer achievement

by passing through the (39, -77) geohash on 2019-05-09 at 25.

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 == Plans ==
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+I noticed the notification from the [https://geohash.kaiserapps.com/|Geohash notification service] and I realized the place was less than two miles away.  Had I been less busy, I would have walked there for another achievement.  I planned to get in my car and drive there using Waze.
 == Expedition ==
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 *Rockville, MD  -- [[User:OfficeLinebacker|OfficeLinebacker]] ([[User talk:OfficeLinebacker|talk]]) 19:13, 9 May 2019 (EDT)
+(Notes above from the Geohash Droid app kept for posterity)
+I got in my car and at first tried using the "directions" option in the app. Alas, it opened in Google Maps, whereas my preferred navigation app for driving is Waze.  Feature request: allow me to choose the navigation app!
+I got there and at first pulled into the community center parking lot.  I then fired up the Geohash Droid app.  I had already driven *through* the hash point before realizing I was already there.
+I pulled over and got a selfie, then tried the door on the community center.  I think I once took yoga classes there many years ago and I wanted to verify.  Alas, the doors were locked.  Ignoring the side-eyes from the parents watching their kids tool around on their bikes, I walked to the back of the building and tried the door there.  NOTHING SUSPICIOUS GOING ON HERE.
+I took a picture of the side of the center, uploaded it, and went upon my merry way.  Success!
 == Tracklog ==
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+[[Category: Meetup on 2019-05-09]]
+[[Category: Meetup in 39 -77]]
 Image:2019-05-09_39_-77_OfficeLinebacker_1557444345150.jpg|Made it! [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=39.07551520&lon=-77.14908370&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @39.0755,-77.1491]
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-<!-- if you reached your coords:
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+{{Speed racer
-[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
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-When there is a natural obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
-When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
-When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
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+| latitude = 39
+| longitude = -77
+| date = 2019-05-09
+| name = OfficeLinebacker
+| image = 2019-05-09 39 -77 OfficeLinebacker 1557444345150.jpg
+| speed = 25
+}}


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