User:Sourcerer

Sourcerer's archives for - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010    My favourites are highlighted yellow. Interactive Map implemented by NWoodruff.

70 / m / 52,1

This geohasher lives in Suffolk. 56,-3 56,-2 53,-2 53,-1 53,-0 53,0 52,-3 52,-2 52,-1 52,-0 52,0 52,1 51,-2 51,-1 51,-0 51,0 51,1 50,-1 50,-0 50,0 aimlessly.worm.gourmet KML Tool - Implementations

Calculators and Links

Calculators: Eupeodes - Peeron - Ekorren's Tool - Geohash Droid (Android) - Probabilities

Links: UK Graticules - Foonetic - Graticule Stats - User Stats - Maps and statistics - My Images - Implementation Notes - Moonrise and set

Hash Map

• There is a more up-to-date interactive version using the Google Maps API.
• Green=Reached, Red=Not reached, Purple=Never set out, Blue=Retro expedition. KML hashpoints download

Expeditions

The more interesting expeditions are highlighted by a yellow table row.

November	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-11-29 52 1	Tue	Map	499/571	A field close to Somerleyton, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-11-28 52 1	Mon	Map	498/570	A field east of Foulsham, Norfolk, UK.	Frozen
2016-11-27 52 1	Sun	Map	497/569	A field near Mettingham, Suffolk, UK 600 metres from a retro point.	Midnight, Walk, Tron
2014-02-07 52 1	Sat	Map	20/20	Across the road from the Tally Ho Tea Rooms, Mettingham, Suffolk, UK.
2016-11-26 52 1	Sat	Map	496/568	A field near Bustard's Green, Norfolk, UK 500 metres from a retro point.
2015-09-11 52 1	Sat	Map	19/19	A field between Forncett Saint Mary and Bustard's Green, Norfolk, UK.
2016-11-24 52 1	Thu	Map	495/567	A field east of Brockford Street, Suffolk, UK.
2016-11-20 52 1	Sun	Map	494/566	A field south of Poringland, Norfolk, UK.
2016-11-17 52 1	Thu	Map	493/565	An easy road hashpoint in north Norwich.
2016-11-16 52 1	Wed	Map	492/564	A public footpath and meadow between Pedham and Panxworth, Norfolk, UK.
2016-11-14 52 1	Mon	Map	491/563	A field east of Benacre, Suffolk, UK.
2016-11-02 52 1	Wed	Map	490/562	A grassy meadow west of Haddiscoe, Norfolk, UK.
October	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-10-28 52 1	Fri	Map	489/561	A field east of Rumburgh, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-10-27 52 1	Thu	Map	488/560	A field east of Fressingfield, Suffolk, UK.
2016-10-20 52 1	Thu	Map	487/559	A field perimeter point, near Ilketshall Saint Andrew, Suffolk, UK.
2016-10-02 52 1	Sun	Map	486/558	A field between Swan Green and Cratfield, Suffolk, UK.
September	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-09-21 52 1	Wed	Map	485/557	Woodland beside a public footpath, 3 km east of Botesdale, Suffolk, UK.
2016-09-13 52 1	Tue	Map	484/556	A field in central Suffolk south of Framsden, UK. It's close to a public footpath.	OpenStreetMap
2016-09-09 52 1	Fri	Map	483/555	Close to the A140 south of Scole, Suffolk, UK.
2016-09-04 52 0	Sun	Map	482/554	On the tidal mud flats north of Stiffkey and Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK.
2016-09-01 52 1	Thu	Map	481/553	A field behind a sewage works, Long Stratton, Norfolk, UK.
August	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-08-25 52 1	Thu	Map	480/552	A field south of Mellis and Yaxley, Suffolk, UK.
2016-08-24 52 1	Wed	Map	479/551	A field close to Slutton's Dyke, west of Oulton Broad, Suffolk, UK.
2016-08-23 52 1	Tue	Map	478/550	A field between Laxfield and Heveningham, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-08-22 52 1	Mon	Map	477/549	A field south of Hardingham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-08-21 52 1	Sun	Map	476/548	A back yard in North Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK.
2016-08-20 52 1	Sat	Map	475/547	A field NE of Brandeston, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-08-19 52 1	Fri	Map	474/546	A field between Baconsthorpe and Gresham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-08-15 52 1	Mon	Map	473/545	A field north of Harleston, Norfolk, UK.
2016-08-14 52 1	Sun	Map	472/544	Under a tree on a public footpath at Coddenham, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-08-13 52 1	Sat	Map	471/543	A field between Wortham and Mellis, Suffolk, UK.
2016-08-10 52 1	Wed	Map	470/542	A field close to a dismantled railway between Trunch, Gimingham and the coast, Norfolk, UK.
2016-08-08 52 1	Mon	Map	469/541	A road hashpoint at Bawburgh, Norfolk,UK.
2016-08-07 52 1	Sun	Map	72/540	A back garden in Salhouse, Norfolk, UK.
2016-08-06 52 1	Sat	Map	468/539	A field near Earsham Hall, Norfolk, UK.
2016-08-05 52 1	Fri	Map	467/538	An orchard between Fressingfield and Metfield, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-08-04 52 1	Thu	Map	71/537	A field perimeter and footpath north of Walpole, Suffolk, UK.
2016-08-03 52 1	Wed	Map	466/536	A field north of Monk Soham Green.	Midnight, OpenStreetMap
2016-08-02 52 1	Tue	Map	465/535	A field between Campsea Ashe and Blaxhall, Suffolk, UK.
July	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-07-31 52 1	Sun	Map	464/534	A field between Linstead Parva and Chediston Green, Suffolk, UK.
2016-07-29 52 1	Fri	Map	463/533	Woodland close to a field perimeter, Badingham, Suffolk, UK.	OpenStreetMap
2016-07-25 52 1	Mon	Map	462/532	A pine plantation near forest tracks, Orford, Suffolk, UK.
2016-07-24 52 1	Sun	Map	70/531	A field between Weybread and Fressingfield, Suffolk, UK.
2016-07-23 52 1	Sat	Map	461/530	A field at Mettingham, Suffolk, UK.
2016-07-21 52 1	Thu	Map	460/529	A field at Debach, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-07-20 52 1	Wed	Map	459/528	A field perimeter point between Holt and Hempstead, Norfolk, UK.
2016-07-18 52 1	Mon	Map	458/527	A field south of Stuston, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-07-17 52 1	Sun	Map	457/526	A field perimeter north of the A143, between Billingford and Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, UK.
2016-07-16 52 1	Sat	Map	456/525	Coastal marsh used for summer grazing, north of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-07-15 52 1	Fri	Map	69/524	A field close to the A11, near Kett's Oak, Norfolk, UK.
2016-07-11 52 1	Mon	Map	455/523	Woodland beside a lay-by north of Gillingham, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-07-10 52 1	Sun	Map	454/522	A field west of Flixton Decoy, Norfolk, UK.
2016-07-09 52 1	Sat	Map	453/521	A field, close to a footpath, between Magpie Hill and Palgrave, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-07-08 52 1	Fri	Map	452/520	In a field between Rushmere St. Andrew and Playford, Suffolk, UK.
2016-07-05 52 1	Tue	Map	451/519	A field, close to the perimeter, 5 km from home, at Flixton, Suffolk, UK.
2016-07-04 51 1	Mon	Map	450/518	A roadside embankment in north Felixtowe, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2010-11-21 51 1	Sun	Map	18/18	Taunton Road, Walton, Felixtowe, Suffolk, UK. The bottle bank had gone.
2016-07-03 52 1	Sun	Map	449/517	A house and garden in Needham Market, Suffolk, UK.
June	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-06-28 52 1	Tue	Map	448/516	On or close to Short Thorn Road, Horsford, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-06-27 52 1	Mon	Map	447/515	A meadow north east of Hindolveston, Norfolk, UK.
2012-04-27 52 1	Mon	Map	17/17	Glenmore Gardens, a residential street in Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
2016-06-24 52 1	Fri	Map	446/514	260 metres from 2015-06-11 52 1 in a field south east of Framlingham, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-06-23 52 1	Thu	Map	445/513	30 metres from a public footpath close to the Marriot's Way and Attlebridge, Norfolk, UK.
2016-06-22 52 1	Wed	Map	444/512	A road hashpoint at Bunwell Hill, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight, 29 Expeditions, Speed Racer
2016-06-21 52 1	Tue	Map	443/511	10 metres off a farm track, north of Weybread, Suffolk, UK.
2016-06-19 52 1	Sun	Map	442/510	A roadside halfway between Holt and the north Norfolk coast, UK.
2016-06-16 52 1	Thu	Map	441/509	A field between Hoveton and Cangate, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-06-15 52 1	Wed	Map	440/508	A field North East of Melton Constable, Norfolk, UK.
2016-06-14 52 1	Tue	Map	439/507	A rapeseed field south of Sternfield, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-06-13 52 1	Mon	Map	438/506	A bean field west of Piccadilly Corner, Alburgh, Norfolk, UK.
2016-06-12 52 1	Sun	Map	68/505	Saint Faith's Common, Horsford, Norfolk, UK.
2016-06-11 52 1	Sat	Map	437/504	A wheat field adjacent to Tunstall Forest, north of Chillesford, Suffolk, UK.
2016-06-10 52 1	Fri	Map	67/503	A golf course point at Bixley Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK.	OpenStreetMap
2016-06-09 52 0	Thu	Map	436/502	A front garden, Borley Green, Suffolk, UK.
2016-06-07 52 1	Tue	Map	435/501	Sand dunes south of Winterton-on-sea, Norfolk, UK.
2016-06-02 52 1	Thu	Map	434/500	A pretty meadow trapped between a busy road, a refuse recycling plant and a quarry near Brightwell, Suffolk, UK.	OpenStreetMap
2016-06-01 52 1	Wed	Map	66/499	A sugar beet field near Geldeston, Norfolk, UK.
May	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-05-31 52 -3	Tue	Map	433/498	Rhwng ac i'r gorllewin o Llanwrtyd ac Abergwesyn, Powys, Cymru.	Minesweeper, OpenStreetMap
2016-05-23 52 1	Mon	Map	65/497	A field NW of Upgate Street, Norfolk, UK.
2016-05-22 52 1	Sun	Map	432/496	A field south of Seething and Mundham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-05-21 52 0	Sat	Map	431/495	Geohashing day south of Belchamp St. Paul, Essex, UK.
2016-05-17 52 1	Tue	Map	430/494	A field between Kirstead Green and Seething, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-05-16 52 1	Mon	Map	64/493	A field at North Green, Suffolk, UK.
2016-05-15 52 1	Sun	Map	63/492	Halfway across the River Yare at the end of the cut at Hardley Staithe, Norfolk, UK. Boaty McBoatface!
2016-05-14 52 1	Sat	Map	429/491	A field south of Aldringham, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-05-13 51 1	Fri	Map	428/490	A field between the port of Felixtowe and Trimley, Suffolk, UK.
2016-05-12 52 1	Thu	Map	427/489	A field between Piccadilly Corner and Alburgh, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-05-11 52 1	Wed	Map	426/488	A field west of Gisleham, Suffolk, UK.	Police
2016-05-10 52 1	Tue	Map	425/487	A residential street, Furze Road, Thorpe St. Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
2016-05-06 52 1	Fri	Map	424/486	A field between Leiston and Sizewell, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight, Police
2016-05-05 52 1	Thu	Map	423/485	Woodland close to the A148 at High Kelling east of Holt, Norfolk, UK.
2016-05-04 52 1	Wed	Map	422/484	A field perimeter hashpoint between Letheringsett and Bayfield, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-05-03 52 1	Tue	Map	421/483	A field perimeter hashpoint close to a road, west of Barford, Norfolk, UK.
2016-05-01 52 1	Sun	Map	420/482	A road hashpoint between Eastgate and Booton, Norfolk, UK.	Tron
April	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-04-27 52 1	Wed	Map	62/481	A field north of Ludham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-26 52 1	Tue	Map	61/480	In the grounds of The Pleasaunce, Overstrand, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-24 52 1	Sun	Map	419/479	Horse paddocks between Benhall and Benhall Street, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-04-23 52 1	Sat	Map	418/478	A newly planted wood south of Kelling, just over 2km from the sea, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-22 52 1	Fri	Map	417/477	A field perimeter close to a public footpath between Erpingham and Ingworth, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-04-21 52 1	Thu	Map	416/476	A paddock close to Burgh next Aylsham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-19 52 0	Tue	Map	415/475	A field between Syderstone and Barmer, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-04-18 52 0	Mon	Map	414/474	A meadow divided into allotments near Pott Row, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-18 52 1	Mon	Map	413/473	A footpath point, south of Stalham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-17 52 1	Sun	Map	60/472	A stream-bed or paddock close to Metfield, Suffolk, UK.
2016-04-16 52 1	Sat	Map	59/471	A back garden at the end of Romany Road, Norwich, UK.
2016-04-14 52 1	Thu	Map	412/470	In a field close to the entrance east of Blaxhall, Suffolk, UK.
2016-04-13 52 1	Wed	Map	58/469	In a field with a perimeter public footpath, south of Heveningham, Suffolk, UK.
2016-04-11 52 1	Mon	Map	411/468	In a field about 40 metres from the Weaver's Way footpath, east of Halvergate, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-10 52 1	Sun	Map	57/467	Between two footpaths, south of the estuary and east of Blythburgh, Suffolk, UK.
2016-04-09 52 1	Sat	Map	410/466	A field north of the A47, just west of Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-07 52 1	Thu	Map	409/465	A woodland path hashpoint in Whitlingham Country Park, close to the river Yare, Norwich, UK.
2016-04-03 52 1	Sun	Map	408/464	A field between Long Stratton and Morningthorpe, Norfolk, UK.
2016-04-02 52 1	Sat	Map	407/463	A field south of Poringland, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-04-01 52 1	Fri	Map	406/462	A field near Kett's Oak, Norfolk, UK.
March	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-03-29 52 1	Tue	Map	405/461	A field close to the Industrial Estate at Rackheath, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2014-09-18 52 1	Mon	Map	16/16	Rackheath Industrial Estate between Norwich and Wroxham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-03-28 52 1	Mon	Map	404/460	A patch of public land very close to a patch of private land, East Ruston, Norfolk, UK.
2016-03-27 51 0	Sun	Map	403/459	A field NE of the castle at Castle Hedingham, Essex, UK.
2016-03-23 52 1	Wed	Map	56/458	A meadow close to the source of the river Chet, Norfolk, UK.
2016-03-19 52 1	Sat	Map	402/457	A meadow north of Mettingham, close to the river Waveney, Suffolk, UK.
2016-03-18 52 1	Fri	Map	55/456	Close to the coast at Mill Farm, Walcott, Norfolk, UK.
2016-03-17 52 1	Thu	Map	401/455	A meadow on common land at Thornage, Norfolk, UK.	Last man standing
2016-03-15 51 0	Tue	Map	400/454	A field close to the Bull Inn, Blackmore End, Essex, UK.	Midnight
2016-03-14 51 0	Mon	Map	399/453	A graveyard at Twinstead, Essex, UK.	Coffin Potato and Holy Hash
2016-03-07 52 1	Mon	Map	54/452	A field edge at Palgrave south of Diss, just over the border in Suffolk, UK.
2016-03-01 52 1	Tue	Map	398/451	A sand quarry west of Bungay, Suffolk, UK. This is 5 km from home.
February	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-02-27 52 0	Sat	Map	397/450	A beach hashpoint north of Brancaster close to the golf clubhouse, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-02-26 52 1	Fri	Map	396/449	A field 5km from home, north of Bungay, over the border into Norfolk, UK.
2016-02-24 52 1	Wed	Map	395/448	A field north of Great Witchingham, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight, Frozen
2016-02-23 52 1	Tue	Map	394/447	A field close to a footpath, west of Fressingfield, Suffolk, UK.
2016-02-20 52 1	Sat	Map	393/446	A field corner not far from a footpath, west of Badingham, Suffolk, UK.
2016-02-13 52 1	Sat	Map	392/445	A wood between Hoveton and Horning, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight, Frozen
2016-02-12 52 1	Fri	Map	391/444	A wood south of Beccles, Suffolk, UK.
2016-02-11 52 1	Thu	Map	390/443	A field north of Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-02-10 52 1	Wed	Map	389/442	A field south east of Gipping, 3km from source of the Gipping river, Suffolk, UK.
2016-02-03 52 1	Wed	Map	388/441	A field east of Ingham Corner, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-02-02 52 1	Tue	Map	387/440	A field north of Thorpe Market, Norfolk, UK.
January	Day	Map	Reached/Total	Summary -  Planning   Reached   Not reached   Retro	Achievements
2016-01-31 52 1	Sun	Map	386/439	Freston Park on the south bank of the river Orwell, south of Ipswich, Suffolk, UK.
2016-01-29 52 1	Fri	Map	385/438	A quarry next to a petroleum distribution depot, east of Wymondham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-01-23 52 0	Sat	Map	384/437	A field south east of Watton, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-01-22 52 0	Fri	Map	383/436	A field north west of Great Bircham, Norfolk, UK.
2016-01-21 52 1	Thu	Map	382/435	A field south east of Saint Cross South Elmham, Suffolk, UK.
2016-01-16 52 1	Sat	Map	381/434	A field south of Loddon, Norfolk, UK.
2016-01-15 52 1	Fri	Map	0/0	A field west of Brinton, Norfolk, UK.	Not attempted
2016-01-14 52 1	Thu	Map	380/433	A field between Stoven and Frosteden, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-01-13 52 1	Wed	Map	379/432	A field, east of Kenninghall, Norfolk, UK.
2016-01-11 52 1	Mon	Map	378/431	A field north of Aslacton, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight, Graticule 28
2016-01-10 52 1	Sun	Map	377/430	South west of Orford on the flood bank, Suffolk, UK.
2016-01-09 52 1	Sat	Map	376/429	A field east of Foulsham, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-01-08 52 1	Fri	Map	375/428	A field at Clippesby, Norfolk, UK.
2016-01-07 52 1	Thu	Map	53/427	A reed bed, South Walsham Broad, Norfolk, UK.
2016-01-06 52 1	Wed	Map	374/426	A field north of Brockdish, Norfolk, UK.
2016-01-05 52 0	Tue	Map	373/425	A field between Nedging and Nedging Tye, Suffolk, UK.	Midnight
2016-01-04 51 1	Mon	Map	372/424	A field south of Wrabness and the river Stour, Suffolk, UK.
2016-01-04 52 1	Mon	Map	371/423	A field west of Bodham, close to All Saints Church, Norfolk, UK.
2015-11-08 52 1	Mon	Map	15/15	A field entrance south of Bodham, close to All Saints Church, Norfolk, UK. Revisited on 2016-01-04.
2016-01-01 52 0	Fri	Map	370/422	A field at Little Massingham, Norfolk, UK.	Midnight

Retro meltdown

The more hashpoints you visit, the more likely it becomes that you will revisit drive-by points while geohashing. In addition more and more hashpoints have a retro point, previously explored, really close. Could there be there a retrohash event horizon where the number of retro visits tends to infinity?

Interesting Hashpoints

• Neil wonders if 2010-09-13_52_1 is in a tiger enclosure. The hashpoint is at Banham Zoo.
• Stealth hashing is fun but not today! Is there a get yourself arrested award?
• 2011-01-17 52 0 - A nudist beach hashpoint. Sadly it was a freezing January night.

About Sourcerer

Sourcerer lives in and likes likes 52,1 but he's seriously considering moving to 52,-1 because there are so many ocean hashpoints locally. 52,-1 is the only UK graticule surrounded by adjacent graticules that are mostly land.

• Graticules attempted - 25
• 87% coordinates reached
• Countries - England, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain, Cyprus, Tenerife (Spain)
• First expedition - August 7th 2010
• One hundredth expedition - August 10th 2012
• One hundredth success - February 19th 2013
• One hundred and ninety ninth expedition - February 22nd 2015 Oops.
• Two hundredth success - May 5th 2015
• One hundredth expedition in 52,1 - February 5th 2015
• One hundredth success in 52,1 - February 26th 2015
• Real name: Neil
• Home Location: Suffolk, UK 52,1
• Age: One of the oldest active geohashers. Not everyone has an updated ASG template - see Geohashers_by_age
• OpenStreetMap - New map features get uploaded to OpenStreetMap
• WikiLoc - Good walking routes get uploaded to Wikiloc.
• 2016: Joined the UK Ramblers in an effort to get a bit fitter. Some of my geohashing has been diverted into this new hobby.

Have all the geohashers been "Nerd Sniped"?

My user name is a play on words based on computer source-code and is a tribute to controlled folly.

I enjoy computer programming and in 1972, wrote an implementation of Conway's Game of Life in BASIC. The virtual creatures were printed on a paper roll by a mechanical teletype. Those were the days!

In 1976 I taught programming to school kids. We used Algol! We filled in coding forms and submitted them to be punched onto cards for the overnight run. The next day we'd get the error message print-outs or occasionally a successful run.

More recently I have used HTML, CSS, DOM, PHP, MySQL, Javascript and Delphi.

Since childhood, I've loved going out at night. I seem to have above average night vision. I love it when it's so dark you can almost count the photons and the night vision is grainy and a bit sparkly. This might explain love of geohashing - stealthy, often unobserved, at night. If possible, to save fuel and the planet, I visit pairs of hashpoints each side of midnight. This is great for wildlife spotting and the roads are empty. I have a spreadsheet to calculate when to set out in order to arrive at the second hashpoint at midnight. I get driving times from Google maps and estimate walking times from the UK Ordnance Survey maps available on-line using Bing maps.

Like golf and most other human activities, geohashing is totally pointless (in fact it is one of the few activities that has got an identifiable point) and it's much more fun than geocaching or golf. Many hashpoints are in the middle of a muddy field. These are a bit worthless but if there's some other attraction or challenge, I'm more likely to make the effort. In 2015 Sourcerer discovered a previously unsuspected competitive streak leading to a serious increase in geohashing activity. For some grand scale folly, see Neil's Big Walk below.

Local Terrain

The terrain in the east of England is almost flat and often quite dry. Google earth has been most useful for planning expeditions. Usually it's easy to identify hashpoints which are on private land or inaccessible for other reasons. After 100 expeditions, my success rate was 86%. In late August and autumn, most of the fields have been harvested but not yet re-planted so they are easily accessible. In the other seasons, it's often wetter and access is less easy. Hard frozen ground in deep winter is really good for geohashing.

Big Walk, Little Walks

Another folly is to walk from Cape St Vincent (Portugal) to Istanbul (Turkey). Starting in 2003, after 183 days walking and 3798 km, Neil had reached Vicenza in the north of Italy. The walk is about 50% complete. Neil is not seriously expecting to complete this walk but that is all part of the folly. He set out with his mother and sister. Both have since died. His mum reached a ripe old age. His sister died of cancer but she walked 2567 km before the cancer overcame her. She reached France. Geohashing is a good way to keep fit enough to continue with the big-walk stages.

Here are the walk details and photo gallery. You can download a [KML file] of Neil's walk for use with Google Earth. These paths are also logged at [WikiLoc].

This is what Google Earth looks like if you download the KML file. It makes more sense when you zoom in.

More Walks

• Beccles Walks
• Bungay Walks
• Tenerife Walks

Respect Zone

Here I pay tribute to awesome contributors to geohashing. If there were Oscars for geohashing, in no particular order, these would be my nominees.

• The low profile people who set up and maintain the wiki.
• Atlanta, Georgia - for breaking all sorts of records.
• Eupeodes - for making a really useful coordinate calculator and acting on suggestions for improvement.
• GeorgDerReisende - for being so active and often hitch hiking.
• NWoodruff - for breaking all sorts of records and writing bots that generate interesting statistics.
• 2011-05-21_52_14 - I wish I'd been able to go there.
• A catch all - because there is much more effort going in, invisible, because it just works.

Other stuff

• Reggae Playlist on Spotify
• Template:Sourcerer/Expedition