Geohashing is a game where you need to reach a random point that
moves every day to a new location. The point can fall anywhere in
its graticule. The Helsinki graticule is bordered by 60 and 61
north latitudes & 24 and 25 east longitudes. Rather large area
in where the hashpoint may well end up to the sea, lake, rooftop or
your own yard.
There's no hidden treasure at geohash location. The fun is in
reaching the point itself. The coordinates for the next day are
published at 4:30 p.m. (EET) - except for Sunday. The Sunday
coordinates are published together with Saturday coords i.e. 4:30
p.m. on Friday. The hashpoint must be reached on the designated
day, not earlier or later.
Today the coordinates fell in the Nuuksio National Park at an
easy-to-reach location. I decided to leave a geocache there with a
view to attract more people to geohashing. When you have found out
enough information to determine the cache location, you can also
see if a hashpoint falls nearby and seek it out. Keep an eye on the
hashpoint map. Sooner or later the point comes close.
I didn't leave the cache-box to the exact hashpoint location to
avoid geocollision. When you have figured out the correct
hashpoint, do the following corrections and you'll find the
cache:
N: -0,015'
E: +0,055'
Kätkö sijaitsee Nuuksion kansallispuistossa, joten
Metsähallituksen ohjeiden mukaisesti siitä on ilmoitettu
Etelä-Suomen luontopalveluihin.
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