User:Nickholden

Living in the Birmingham East, United Kingdom graticule.

Have bike, will geohash. Subject to attractiveness of the location, the weather and general proximity to Leicester. Now armed with a Nexus 4, which takes away several excuses for not getting out more.

My expeditions

This is a work-in-progress. Which of course means it probably doesn't work.

1. 2012-11-18 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at In a car park for a Nursing Home, on the outskirts of Leicester
2. 2013-05-25 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at In a farmer's field north-east of Moira, on the border between Leicestershi...
3. 2013-06-01 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at A small patch of grass by Anstey Lane in Leicester. Shall we have an urban ...
4. 2013-06-08 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at Long Itchington, Warwickshire. In a farm field off Marton Road.
5. 2013-06-18 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with Pplspitbull at A field just south of Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, UK. Looks like ...
6. 2013-07-13 52 -0 in Northampton, United Kingdom with at The bird watching / nature reserve at Rutland Water, near Egleton village.
7. 2013-08-04 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at A field off Enderby Road, Thurlaston, Leicestershire, UK.
8. 2013-08-22 37 -2 in Baza, Spain with GreatGregosh, KateA at An empty field off the A-4200 near Baza, Andulusia, Spain.
9. 2014-03-10 52 -1 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with at Mansfield Street, Leicester (city centre). Mind the traffic.

If it does work, it's all Aperfectbot's fault. If it doesn't work, I'm taking the credit.

First attempt

2012-11-18 Made it to within about four feet of the hash. Not bad for a first effort.

First success

2013-05-25 97.9km round trip on a bicycle to a field near 'Short Heath', the 'Centre of England'.

Achievements

Nickholden earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost (four feet) reaching the (52, -1) geohash on 2012-11-18.

This user earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (52, -1) geohash on 2013-05-25.

This user earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling 97.9km to and from the (52, -1) geohash on 2013-05-25.

This user earned the 2013 Mouse Over Day achievement by celebrating in the (52, -1) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2013.