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== Daily Locations ==
 
== Daily Locations ==
 
Older locations have been [[Atlantic City, New Jersey/archive|archived]].
 
Older locations have been [[Atlantic City, New Jersey/archive|archived]].
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* 8/31/08
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Down the end of Broadway, in Somers Point.  '''Did you know?''' that Great Egg Harbor got its names because it was a good place to find birds' eggs?
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* 8/30/08 - Saturday
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The AC geohash is waaaay out in the ocean. So go to Six Flags Great Adventure with the [[Newark, New Jersey|North Jersey geohashers]] instead.
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* 8/29/08
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Undeveloped land along Rte 539, south of Warren Grove.  Looks like some kind of private airstrip a bit further southwest.  And why is that pond near town so blue?
  
 
* 8/27/08
 
* 8/27/08

Revision as of 14:11, 29 August 2008

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Philadelphia, PA (North) Newark New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA (South) Atlantic City, New Jersey
Salisbury, MD Cape May

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The Atlantic City graticule is at 39 N, -74 W. It encloses nearly all of South Jersey, including the majority of the Jersey Shore, from Dover Beaches and Seaside Heights to North Wildwood. Roughly a third of this graticule is in the Atlantic Ocean. A small chunk of Delaware Bay is also enclosed.

Places in this Graticule

Cities

  • Atlantic City, NJ
  • Toms River, NJ
  • Ocean City, NJ
  • Marlton, NJ (A suburb of Camden)
  • near Philadelphia, PA
  • Fort Dix, NJ (split)

State parks & wildlife areas

Local Geohashers

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Not-so-local Geohashers

  • Jevanyn passes through on his way to Cape May.

Attempted geohashes

  • August 23, 2008
    • Jevanyn took a ride on his uncle's boat around Wildwood, and cruised right past a water geohash, not knowing it was there.
  • August 16, 2008
    • Jevanyn got within photo range of a water geohash near Exit 30 on the Parkway.

Daily Locations

Older locations have been archived.

  • 8/31/08

Down the end of Broadway, in Somers Point. Did you know? that Great Egg Harbor got its names because it was a good place to find birds' eggs?

  • 8/30/08 - Saturday

The AC geohash is waaaay out in the ocean. So go to Six Flags Great Adventure with the North Jersey geohashers instead.

  • 8/29/08

Undeveloped land along Rte 539, south of Warren Grove. Looks like some kind of private airstrip a bit further southwest. And why is that pond near town so blue?

  • 8/27/08

The Philly geohash is along a creek south of Cole Mills Road, east of Franklinville.

  • 8/26/08

Undeveloped woodland along Route 49, between Tuckahoe and Cumberland.

  • 8/25/08

Watergeohash.jpg A half-mile off the beach near Avalon.

Watergeohash.jpg Near Champagne Island.

  • 8/21/08

Near E. Maple Shade Ln. and (another road sign I want a picture of) Dirt Rd., Beasleys Point.

  • 8/20/08

Watergeohash.jpg Off the coast near Lavallette and Mantoloking.

Patcong Creek, near Parkway Exit 30, Steelmanville.

  • 8/14/08

Watergeohash.jpg Three miles offshore near Beach Haven.

  • 8/12/08

Watergeohash.jpg In Little Bay, Forsythe NWR.

  • 8/11/08

Watergeohash.jpg Just off the coast near Lavallette.

The Philly geohash is on the front walk of a house on Park Avenue, in the Iron Hill neighborhood. Right up Haddonfield Rd from the Cherry Hill Mall.

  • 8/10/08

On the bank of a fairly small lake, across Raritan Ave from Atsion Lake, in Wharton State Forest. The closest town is Parkdale to the south.

  • 8/8/08

Atlantic City Expressway svg.png Undeveloped woodland near Broad Lane, near West Fleming Pike / Winslow Road. AC Expwy exit 33 (southbound only).

  • 8/7/08

Atlantic City Expressway svg.png A farmer's field along the Atlantic City Expressway, near NJ 54 (AC Expwy Exit 28).

  • 8/6/08

The Philadelphia (South) geohash is on Fries Mill Road, north of the town of Fries Mill and southeast of Glassboro. Maybe he's related to the guy on Futurama?

  • 8/5/08

Horicon Road, Cedar Glen Lakes. Just east of Fort Dix.

  • 8/4/08

The Philadelphia (South) geohash is just off NW Blvd in Vineland.