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Meetups will typically be on Saturday afternoon, at a time to be determined to maximize turnout.  The location will be the most interesting and/or accessible of the week; typically open to discussion.
 
Meetups will typically be on Saturday afternoon, at a time to be determined to maximize turnout.  The location will be the most interesting and/or accessible of the week; typically open to discussion.
  
=== 6 October 2010 ===
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=== October 11, 2010 ===
'''Coordinates: {{coordinates graticule|2010-10-06|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''  
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'''Coordinates: {{coordinates graticule|2010-10-11|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''  
  
Time to put the [[Speed Racer]] merit badge printer into overdriveWednesday's geohash is on Tremont Terrace, a few feet from Eastern Parkway and shouting distance from the [[wikipedia:Garden State Parkway]], a few blocks north from Exit 143Anybody with a photo of the Exit 143 or 144 sign for the parkway, northbound, and the speedometer, qualifies for the Speed Racer achievement.
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Maplewood Golf Course, Union CountyShould be reachable, assuming you can enter the course grounds without paying a feeThe hashpoint is behind a tree and should be "out of bounds", so walking on should not disrupt anyone playing.
 
 
=== 7 October 2010 ===
 
'''Coordinates: {{coordinates graticule|2010-10-07|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
 
 
 
In a grassy field along River Road in Raritan, Somerset County.
 
:[[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]]: I'll try for this by bike after work today.  It's too close not to go for it.
 
  
 
== Retrohash ==
 
== Retrohash ==

Revision as of 14:10, 11 October 2010

Scranton, PA Newburgh, NY Danbury, CT
Allentown, PA Newark New York City
Philadelphia, PA Atlantic City 39,-73

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NewarkRiverside.jpg
A rum keg tapped at both ends.
Benjamin Franklin
The Tollbooth State
George Carlin
Only the Strong Survive
Popular New Jersey T-shirt

The Newark graticule is at 40 N, -74 W. This may be the most populous graticule in the United States, with a population in the neighborhood of 7 million people. It includes almost the entire northern half of New Jersey, the most densely populated state (Census), as well as Staten Island, western sections of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan in New York, and a part of Pennsylvania northeast of Philadelphia. In addition, other than Raritan Bay, there are no large sections of water.

Thanks to Meteorswarm, we have a Facebook group for the "North Jersey" graticule. Meet-ups can be coordinated here or there.

This page is maintained by I am the decider maintainer. Automatic updates are not desired.


Suggested Meetup Locations

Interesting reachable locations will be posted the same day as they come up. The 80%-90% rate of private property discourages me from updating more often.

Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through activegeohasher.com.

Meetups will typically be on Saturday afternoon, at a time to be determined to maximize turnout. The location will be the most interesting and/or accessible of the week; typically open to discussion.

October 11, 2010

Coordinates: 40.7245464, -74.2820229

Maplewood Golf Course, Union County. Should be reachable, assuming you can enter the course grounds without paying a fee. The hashpoint is behind a tree and should be "out of bounds", so walking on should not disrupt anyone playing.

Retrohash

The geohash for the date in the original comic (May 26, 2005) is reachable, in Mill Brook, Morris County. If you make an attempt, tell us about it here!

Cities in this Graticule

New Jersey New York Pennsylvania
Newark Staten Island Philadelphia*
Jersey City Lower Manhattan New Hope
New Brunswick Parts of Brooklyn Levittown
Trenton   Langhorne

 * - The Torresdale area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.

Local Geohashers

Attempted geohashes

Main page: Category:Meetup in 40 -74
  • Wednesday, 21 July: The geohash is five miles from Jevanyn's office, behind a heavily guarded daycare center. Can he make it to the geohash? And back out, alive?
  • Tuesday, March 2: Geohashing party of sorts at Friendly's in the Princeton area.
  • Tuesday, February 22: Veterans Park, Trenton, near the entrance on Klockner Rd. Across from Steinart High School.

Archived geohashing expeditions for 2008 and 2009.

Links

[peeron map]

[Small Hash Inquiry Tool]

[Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.

[Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.

[NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes

And of course [Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)

Wanted: a good bike-map website. NJ Bike Map.com is okay but doesn't include a lot of local bike trails.

Google Maps now has a bike trail layer, which is a good start.

In the Media

On April 26, 2010, during the Casey & Rossi call-in show, a discussion about geocaching prompted a Rutgers student(?) to call in and mention geohashing. They of course mocked us as geeks, but we'll show them! :-)