Difference between revisions of "Newark, New Jersey"

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Our Graticule

The Newark graticule is at 40 N, -74 W. This graticule is among the most populous 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.

The New York Stock Exchange, where Geohashes are generated, is located in this graticule. On 2019-02-04, the hash location fell approximately six blocks from it.

LangleyLGLF earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (40, -74) graticule, here, on 2008-06-16.

This graticule earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of May 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 3 successful expeditions.

This graticule earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of August 2010 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 4 expeditions.

This graticule earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of December 2013 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 4 successful expeditions.

This graticule earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement

for the month of December 2013 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 5 expeditions.

Quotable quotes

A rum keg tapped at both ends.

-- Benjamin Franklin

The Tollbooth State

-- George Carlin

Only the Strong Survive

-- Popular New Jersey T-shirt

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 are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)

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

The Duke Island Park meetup didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.

Cities in this Graticule

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

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

Active Geohashers

See also: inactive or retired geohashers

Attempted geohashes

This list includes known expeditions from the current year. Apparently, any expeditions (?) from 2017 and 2018 were never recorded. Previous years are archived (see below). Click here for the automated list.

May 26, 2019: Zubenelgenubi rolls to South River.

July 16, 2023: Jevanyn (talk) and Signore Galilei almost had a meetup in Raritan.

Archived geohashing expeditions: 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016.

Links

Geohashing.info 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 :-)

Google Maps does this automatically sometimes.

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

Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.

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-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 ([http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/90den_stco.txt 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.
+[[Image:NewarkRiverside.jpg|border|320px|left]]
+<!--[[Image:40 -74 easter egg.JPG|border|240px|left]]-->
-Thanks to [[User:Meteorswarm|Meteorswarm]], we have a [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14145974177 Facebook group] for the "North Jersey" graticule.  Meet-ups can be coordinated here or there.
-== Daily Locations ==
-<!-- For Monday through Thursday, use {{#time}} for the current date -->
-'''For {{#time:Y-m-d}}: {{coordinates graticule|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
-: (12/7) There's something about Lambertville lately.  This time it's off Goat Hill Road south of town. It's back in the woods, but behind several houses, so it's hard to tell ifit's accessible, private property, or what have you. Hunterdon County.
-<!-- For weekends, use fixed dates so that all three are available
-'''For 2009-12-04: {{coordinates graticule|2009-12-04|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
-: Close to Lambertville again!  This time it's in the D&R Canal State Park north of the city, close to the river.  If you follow the trail north from town, it will take you over the canal and out to a break in the trees toward a boat landing; the geohash is 20m north of the break and 30m from the river itself. Also, check out the fun image interface artifact in Google Maps on the Pennsylvania side of the nearby 202 bridge. On one hand, you can avoid the tolls to cross the river, on the other hand, there might be some trouble.
-'''For 2009-12-05: {{coordinates graticule|2009-12-05|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
-: Close to the Delaware again: At a bend in the road on West Avenue, in Delanco Township, Burlington County.
-'''For 2009-12-06: {{coordinates graticule|2009-12-06|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
+== Our Graticule ==
-: A farm in the Holcomb Mills neighborhood of Raritan Township, west of Flemington, in Hunterdon County.
+The Newark [[graticule]] is at 40 N, -74 W. This graticule is among the most populous 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 ([http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/90den_stco.txt 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.
--->
-== Links ==
+The New York Stock Exchange, where Geohashes are generated, is located in this graticule.  On {{egl|2019-02-04|40|-74|text=2019-02-04}}, the hash location fell approximately six blocks from it.
-[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{#time:Y-m-d}}&lat=40&long=-74&zoom=9&abs=-1 peeron map]]
+{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
+{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 40 | longitude = -74 | date = 2008-06-16 | name = [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF]]  }}
+{{Most active graticule|month=May 2010|count=3|reached=true}}
+{{Most active graticule|month=August 2010|count=4}}
+{{Most active graticule|month=December 2013|count=4|reached=true}}
+{{Most active graticule|month=December 2013|count=5}}
-[[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]]
+=== Quotable quotes ===
+*<b>A rum keg tapped at both ends.</b>
+::''-- Benjamin Franklin''
+*<b>The Tollbooth State</b>
+::''-- George Carlin''
+*<b>Only the Strong Survive</b>
+::''-- Popular New Jersey T-shirt''
-[[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps (with Bird's Eye view)]]
+== 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.
-[[http://www.zillow.com Zillow]] real estate valuation site so know if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
+Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through [http://www.activegeohasher.com/ activegeohasher.com].
-[[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit]] for public transportation geohashes
+Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)
-And of course [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia]] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
+The geohash for the date in the original comic (May 26, 2005) is challenging but reachable, in Mill Brook, Morris County. If you make an attempt, tell us about it [[2005-05-26 40 -74|here]]!
-Wanted: a good bike-map website.  [http://www.njbikemap.com NJ Bike Map.com] is okay but doesn't include a lot of local bike trails.
+* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|The Duke Island Park meetup]] didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.
 == Cities in this Graticule ==
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 | Newark
 | Staten Island
-| New Hope
+| Torresdale, Philadelphia*
 |-
 | Jersey City
 | Lower Manhattan
-| Levittown
+| New Hope
 |-
 | New Brunswick
 | Parts of Brooklyn
-| Langhorne
+| Levittown
 |-
 | Trenton
 | &nbsp;
-| &nbsp;
+| Langhorne
 |}
-== Local Geohashers ==
+&nbsp;* - The area, in the northern reaches of Philadelphia, is partially within Newark, NJ graticule.
-* [[User:Madalis|Madalis]]
+== Active Geohashers ==
-* [[User:bjimba|bjimba]]
-* [[User:krip|krip]]
-* [[User:trntr|trntr]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
-* [[User:TorsionalMetric|TorsionalMetric]]
-* [[User:Direwulf|Direwulf]]
-* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_5.png|20px]]
-* [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF (When @Rutgers)]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
-* [[User:Esteban|Esteban]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
-* [[User:Science Works!|Science Works!]] [[Image:Notrespassing.gif|20px]]
-* [[User:sve|sve]]
-* [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] [[Image:bikegeohash.png|20px]][[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
-* [[User:MikeyCakes|Mike]]
-* [[User:Techdarko|darko]]
-* [[User:Jimpoz|jimpoz]]
-* [[User:RminusQ|RminusQ]] [[Image:Speed_racer.jpg|20px]]
-* [[User:Brandon|Brandon]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]] [[Image:Drag-along2.png|20px]] and [[User:Brandon's Dad|his father]] [[Image:Oldest.png|20px]]
-* [[User:GISninja|GISninja]] [[Image:Landgeohash.png|20px]]
-* [[User:BlastOButter42|BlastOButter42]], but probably only if it's near the city and [[New York, New York|New York]]'s isn't closer
-* [[User:AlexF|AlexF]]
-* [[User:Knitting Duck|Knitting Duck]] [[Image:Meetup.PNG|20px]]
-* [[User:Flashbullzeye|Flashbullzeye]] [[Image:Meetup.PNG|20px]]
-* Kyukket
-== Attempted geohashes -- 2009 ==
+* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
-:<sup>Main page: [[:Category:Meetup in 40 -74]]</sup>
+* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
-* '''[[2009-10-24 40 -74|Saturday, October 24]]:''' [[User:Knitting Duck|Knitting Duck]] and [[User:Flashbullzeye|Flashbullzeye]] meet up at Parsippany High School, and amuse/confuse some teenagers.
-* '''[[2009-10-17 40 -74|Saturday, October 17]]:''' Within a quarter mile, the closest to a Couch Potato geohash that [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] is likely to see.
+::''See also: [[Newark, New Jersey/inactive|inactive or retired geohashers]]''
-* '''[[2009-10-15 40 -74|Thursday, October 15]]:''' Getting there was easy.  Getting back, not so much.
+== Attempted geohashes ==
+This list includes known expeditions from the current year. Apparently, any expeditions (?) from 2017 and 2018 were never recorded. Previous years are archived (see below). Click [[:Category:Meetup in 40 -74|here]] for the automated list.
-* '''[[2009-10-10 40 -74|Saturday, October 10]]:''' I don't know why I thought one hour was enough time to find a geohash in a swamp.  Even in Woodbridge.
+* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
-* '''[[2009-09-19 40 -74|Saturday, September 19]]:''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] shanghai'ed his mate Kyukket to a geohash in Pluckemin, on the way to a D&D game on Talk like a Pirate day.
+* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|July 16, 2023]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] ([[User talk:Jevanyn|talk]]) and [[User:Signore Galilei|Signore Galilei]] ''almost'' had a meetup in Raritan.
-* '''[[2009-09-12 40 -74|Saturday, September 12]]:''' [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] is unfazed by light rain but forgets batteries.
+Archived geohashing expeditions: [[Newark, New Jersey/2008|2008]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2009|2009]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2010|2010]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2011|2011]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2012|2012]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2013|2013]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2014|2014]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2015|2015]] &middot; [[Newark, New Jersey/2016|2016]].
-* '''[[2009-08-20 40 -74|Thursday, August 20]]:''' Two bicycle geohashes in one week was too good to be true....
+== Links ==
-* '''[[2009-08-18 40 -74|Tuesday, August 18]]:''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] makes a bicycle geohash
+{{egl|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|40|-74|text=Geohashing.info map}}
-* '''[[2009-07-16 40 -74|Thursday, July 16]]:''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] has a [[wikipedia:Weird NJ|weird]] expedition to [[wikipedia:Shades of Death Road|Shades of Death Road]].
+[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
-* '''[[2009-07-11 40 -74|Saturday, July 11]]:''' [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] visits the geohash corral.
+[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
-* '''[[2009-07-03 40 -74|Friday, July 3]]:''' [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] decides not to trespass where guns are being fired.
+[http://www.zillow.com Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
-* '''[[2009-06-28 40 -74|Sunday, June 28]]:''' [[User:Knitting Duck|Knitting Duck]] encounters win (and swarms of <strike>mosquitos</strike> raptors) in Lincoln Park, NJ.
+[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
-* '''[[2009-06-26 40 -74|Friday, June 26]]:''' [[User:Knitting Duck|Knitting Duck]] encounters fail in Denville, NJ.
+And of course [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
+:Google Maps does this automatically sometimes.
-* '''[[2009-06-06 40 -74|Saturday, June 6]]:''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] reminisces about his hometown.
+Wanted: a good bike-map website.  [http://www.njbikemap.com NJ Bike Map.com] is okay but doesn't include a lot of local bike trails.
+:Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.
-* '''[[2009-06-02 40 -74|Tuesday, June 2]]:''' The geohash is only a couple of miles from [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]]'s house, so he's going to try to bike there, if the weather cooperates.
-* '''[[2009-05-16 40 -74|Saturday, May 16]]:''' [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] stops near a quiet hash in the woods.
-* '''[[2009-05-11 40 -74|Monday, May 11]]:''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] planned on a bicycle geohash 7 miles from work, but he didn't plan on getting squished by traffic on the way there.
-* '''[[2009-05-02 40 -74|Saturday, May 2]]:''' [[User:Avish|Avish]] said no one was there in the middle of Route 17 in Paramus.
-* '''[[2009-04-26 40 -74|Sunday, April 26]]:''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] is on the wrong side of the tracks in White House Station.
-* '''[[2009-04-14 40 -74|Tuesday, April 14]]:''' [[User:GISninja|GISninja]] planned to be there, but not to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Jump_State_Forest jump like Jenny] did.
-* '''[[2009-04-11 40 -74|Saturday, April 11]]''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] rode to the geohash on his bike, in the rain.
-* '''[[2009-03-04 40 -74|Wednesday, March 4]]''' No GPS!  No map!  No directions! (bzzzt) No camera?
-* '''[[2009-02-28_40 -74|Saturday, February 28]]''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn and his family]] took a trip to Hightstown to look for buried treasure!  Aaaarh!
-* '''[[2009-02-20_40_-74|Friday, February 20]]''' In a parking lot in Paramus.  [[User:Brandon|Brandon]] braved rush hour traffic to make it there.
-* '''[[2009-02-19_40_-74|Thursday, February 19]]''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] couldn't resist a geohash this close to home.
-* '''[[2009-02-18_40_-74|Wednesday, February 18]]'''  Someone's front yard in White House Station, New Jersey. [[User:Brandon|Brandon]] dragged [[User:Brandon's Dad|his father]] along despite the freezing rain for their first geohash.
-* [[2009-02-14 40 -74|Saturday, February 14]] The geohash was in a house in Nutley.  No expedition, just a lolhouse.
-* '''[[2009-01-31_40_-74|Saturday, January 31]]''' A new geohasher, [[User:RminusQ|RminusQ]], does the Speed Racer thing on a suburban street in Oakland.
-* '''[[2009-01-17_40_-74|Saturday, January 17]]''' A geohashing-inspired location for an annual nature hike.
-geohashing expeditions have been [[Newark, New Jersey/2008|archived]].
+[[Category:Geohashing in the media]]
 [[Category:New Jersey]]
 [[Category:New York]]
 [[Category:Pennsylvania]]
-[[Category:Active graticules|AAAAAAAA We want to be first :-)]]
 [[Category:Active graticules]]

Scranton, PA	Newburgh, NY	Danbury, CT
Allentown, PA	Newark	New York City
Philadelphia, PA	Atlantic City	39,-73
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Difference between revisions of "Newark, New Jersey"

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Contents

Our Graticule

Quotable quotes

Suggested Meetup Locations

Cities in this Graticule

Active Geohashers

Attempted geohashes

Links