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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-{{quote||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 ([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.
+== Our Graticule ==
-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.
+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.
-{{maintained|maintainer=[[User:Jevanyn|I am the <strike>decider</strike> maintainer]]}}
+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.
-== Locations ==
+{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
-<!-- For Monday through Thursday, use {{#time}} for the current date
+{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = 40 | longitude = -74 | date = 2008-06-16 | name = [[User:LangleyLGLF|LangleyLGLF]]  }}
-=== {{#time:Y-m-d}} ===
+{{Most active graticule|month=May 2010|count=3|reached=true}}
-'''Coordinates for {{#time:Y-m-d}}: {{coordinates graticule|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
+{{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}}
-(5/6) Off the beach near Atlantic Ave., Coney Island (Brooklyn, NY, doncha know!), at the west end of the island.  About 75m from the beach, definitely reachable by swimming, surfboard, etc. -->
+=== 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''
-<!-- For weekends, use fixed dates so that all three are available -->
+== Suggested Meetup Locations ==
-=== Weekend of {{#time:Y-m-d}} ===
+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.
-'''Coordinates for 2010-05-07: {{coordinates graticule|2010-05-07|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
-: A farm on Cemetery Hill Rd., in the Asbury area of Franklin Township, Warren County.  (Not to be confused with Asbury Park.)  Also, the [[New York City]] geohash is very close, just over the bridge into Manhattan.
+Geohashers can also receive daily emails with automated Google address lookup through [http://www.activegeohasher.com/ activegeohasher.com].
-'''Coordinates for 2010-05-08: {{coordinates graticule|2010-05-08|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
+Meetups are usually worked out between geohashers when an accessible location comes up. Get to know your neighbors :-)
-: Off the beach near Shrewsbury, Monmouth County. The geohash for [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] is also close.
+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]]!
-'''Coordinates for 2010-05-09: {{coordinates graticule|2010-05-09|lat=40|lon=-74}}'''
+* [[2023-07-16 40 -74|The Duke Island Park meetup]] didn't work out. Watch here for future suggestions.
-: In the parking lot of an office complex on Newman Springs Road (County Rd. 520) in Lincroft, Monmouth County. Close to Thompson Park and Lincroft Park, as well as Brookdale Community College.
-=== 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 [[2005-05-26 40 -74|here]]!
 == 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]]
-* [[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
-* [[User:dieKatze88|dieKatze88]]
-== Attempted geohashes ==
+== Active Geohashers ==
-:<sup>Main page: [[:Category:Meetup in 40 -74]]</sup>
-* [[2010-05-05 40 -74|Miercoles, 5 Mayo]]: Cinco de Mayo bicicleta geohash!
+* [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] [[Image:Minesweeper_geohash_6.png|20px]]
+* [[User:Signore_Galilei|Signore Galilei]]
-* [[2010-04-01 40 -74|Thursday, April 1]]: April Fools' Day [[Holy]]/[[Tron]] geohash!
+::''See also: [[Newark, New Jersey/inactive|inactive or retired geohashers]]''
-* '''[[2010-03-22 40 -74|Monday, March 22]]:''' Geo-passing-through.
+== 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.
-* '''[[2010-03-20 40 -74|Saturday, March 20]]:''' Geohashing and a walk in the park.
-* [[2010-03-08 40 -74|Monday, March 8]]: [[User:Jevanyn|I]] was just here, too!
-* [[2010-03-04 40 -74|Thursday, March 4]]: [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] has driven past the house a dozen times.  But can I prove it?
-* '''[[2010-03-02 40 -74|Tuesday, March 2]]:''' Geohashing party of sorts at Friendly's in the Princeton area.
-* '''[[2010-02-28 40 -74|Sunday, February 28]]:''' An easy first geohash for [[User:dieKatze88|dieKatze88]] near Drew University.
-* '''[[2010-02-22 40 -74|Tuesday, February 22]]:''' Veterans Park, Trenton, near the entrance on Klockner Rd.  Across from Steinart High School.
-* '''[[2010-02-13 40 -74|Saturday, February 13]]:''' Tried for a meet-up at Woodbridge Mall.
-* '''[[2010-02-01 40 -74|Monday, February 1]]:''' A chilly evening geohash, but only two towns from home for [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]].
-* '''[[2010-01-23 40 -74|Saturday, January 23]]:''' Saturday's geohash was a walk in the park, literally!
+* [[2019-05-26 40 -74|May 26, 2019]]: [[User:Zubenelgenubi|Zubenelgenubi]] rolls to South River.
-* '''[[2010-01-05 40 -74|Tuesday, January 5]]:''' [[User:Jevanyn|Jevanyn]] tried for a birthday geohash with his new GPS, but the location was not reachable.
+* [[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.
-Archived geohashing expeditions for [[Newark, New Jersey/2008|2008]] and [[Newark, New Jersey/2009|2009]].
+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]].
 == Links ==
-[[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{#time:Y-m-d}}&lat=40&long=-74&zoom=9&abs=-1 peeron map]]
+{{egl|{{#time:Y-m-d}}|40|-74|text=Geohashing.info map}}
-[[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]]
+[http://tjum.anthill.de/geohash.html Small Hash Inquiry Tool]
-[[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps]] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
+[http://www.bing.com/maps Bing Maps] with Bird's Eye view, better idea of scale and finding paths through complicated terrain.
-[[http://www.zillow.com Zillow]] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
+[http://www.zillow.com Zillow] real estate valuation site, to find out if it's private property / a rough neighborhood / both.
-[[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit]] for public transportation geohashes
+[http://www.njtransit.com NJ Transit] for public transportation geohashes
-And of course [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey Wikipedia]] to find out which township/borough/county a geohash is in :-)
+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.
 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 now has a bike trail layer, which is a good start.
+:Google Maps has a bike trail layer, too.
-== In the Media ==
-On April 26, 2010, during the [http://www.nj1015.com/Casey-and-Rossi/5876222 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! :-)
 [[Category:Geohashing in the media]]

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