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| − | I'm a new geohasher in the [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora, Illinois]] graticule who still doesn't quite know what he's doing. Much to my surprise, | + | I'm a new geohasher in the [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora, Illinois]] graticule who still doesn't quite know what he's doing. Much to my surprise, [[User:The Wife|The Wife]] want's to geohash too! |
| − | Expeditions we have attempted: | + | I use the [http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html peeron coordinate calculator] and [http://maps.google.com/ Google maps] to research geohashes ahead of time, then I use the [http://code.google.com/p/geohashdroid/ Geohash Droid app] on my Android phone to track our progress to the target and to upload pictures to the wiki. Afterwards, I logon to the wiki to update our expedition narrative. |
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| + | Expeditions we are planning/have attempted: | ||
| + | * [[2013-08-31 41 -88 | 2013-08-31]]: A parking lot in St. Charles, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2013-06-21 41 -88 | 2013-06-21]]: By railroad tracks in Lisle, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2013-05-11 41 -88 | 2013-05-11]]: Only 5 miles from our home, this hash is by the Danada Square East Shopping Center, Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2013-04-04 41 -88 | 2013-04-04]]: Just off the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood in Lisle, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2013-03-23 41 -88 | 2013-03-23]]: In a field in Malta, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2013-02-23 41 -88 | 2013-02-23]]: Canceled because the wife was feeling unwell. Target was near Charles East High School in St. Charles, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2012-08-18 41 -88 | 2012-08-18]]: In a residential neighborhood in Crystal Lawns, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2012-03-24 41 -88 | 2012-03-24]]: Beneath some high-tension wires near Dekalb, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2012-02-29 41 -88 | 2012-02-29]]: Aborted! The target was in a patch of woods near Wilmington, Illinois, U.S.A. The weather threatened rain and we chickened out. | ||
| + | * [[2012-02-11 41 -88 | 2012-02-11]]: Out in left field on a baseball diamond in Oswego, Illinois, U.S.A. It was COLD! | ||
| + | * [[2012-01-28 42 -87 | 2012-01-28]]: Another failure. The target was in a field north of the Illinois/Wisconsin border, west of I-94 in the [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha, Wisconsin]] gradicule, but we were blocked by a "No Trespassing" sign. | ||
| + | * [[2012-01-14 41 -88 | 2012-01-14]]: In a field (covered with snow) off of I-80 near Morris, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2012-01-07 41 -88 | 2012-01-07]]: In a field across the street from a quarry in Newark, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
| + | * [[2011-12-21 42 -87 | 2011-12-21]]: This hash was in a neighboring gradicule ([[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha, Wisconsin]]), but since it was only 5 miles from the office I couldn't resist. This was my first geohash without [[User:The Wife|The Wife]]. | ||
* [[2011-12-03 41 -88 | 2011-12-03]]: Near the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris, Illinois, U.S.A. | * [[2011-12-03 41 -88 | 2011-12-03]]: Near the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
* [[2011-11-21 41 -88 | 2011-11-21]]: Easy hash three miles from our home in Lisle, Illinois, U.S.A. | * [[2011-11-21 41 -88 | 2011-11-21]]: Easy hash three miles from our home in Lisle, Illinois, U.S.A. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:27, 31 August 2013
I'm a new geohasher in the Aurora, Illinois graticule who still doesn't quite know what he's doing. Much to my surprise, The Wife want's to geohash too!
I use the peeron coordinate calculator and Google maps to research geohashes ahead of time, then I use the Geohash Droid app on my Android phone to track our progress to the target and to upload pictures to the wiki. Afterwards, I logon to the wiki to update our expedition narrative.
Expeditions we are planning/have attempted:
- 2013-08-31: A parking lot in St. Charles, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2013-06-21: By railroad tracks in Lisle, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2013-05-11: Only 5 miles from our home, this hash is by the Danada Square East Shopping Center, Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2013-04-04: Just off the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood in Lisle, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2013-03-23: In a field in Malta, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2013-02-23: Canceled because the wife was feeling unwell. Target was near Charles East High School in St. Charles, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2012-08-18: In a residential neighborhood in Crystal Lawns, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2012-03-24: Beneath some high-tension wires near Dekalb, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2012-02-29: Aborted! The target was in a patch of woods near Wilmington, Illinois, U.S.A. The weather threatened rain and we chickened out.
- 2012-02-11: Out in left field on a baseball diamond in Oswego, Illinois, U.S.A. It was COLD!
- 2012-01-28: Another failure. The target was in a field north of the Illinois/Wisconsin border, west of I-94 in the Kenosha, Wisconsin gradicule, but we were blocked by a "No Trespassing" sign.
- 2012-01-14: In a field (covered with snow) off of I-80 near Morris, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2012-01-07: In a field across the street from a quarry in Newark, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2011-12-21: This hash was in a neighboring gradicule (Kenosha, Wisconsin), but since it was only 5 miles from the office I couldn't resist. This was my first geohash without The Wife.
- 2011-12-03: Near the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2011-11-21: Easy hash three miles from our home in Lisle, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2011-11-12: This one was in a corn field near Sugar Grove, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2011-10-29: Another success. Target was in a patch of woods behind a suburb in Joliet, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2011-10-15: First success! Target was in a field behind A1 Self Storage in West Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2011-10-01: First attempt and first failure. Target was in Maramech Woods Nature Preserve in Little Rock Township, Illinois, U.S.A. We didn't know the swamp was there until we stepped in it.
