{"id":346812,"date":"2021-10-01T04:41:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T01:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiktoker-goes-viral-explaining-central-parks-built-in-gps-system\/"},"modified":"2021-10-01T04:41:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T01:41:46","slug":"tiktoker-goes-viral-explaining-central-parks-built-in-gps-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktoker-goes-viral-explaining-central-parks-built-in-gps-system\/","title":{"rendered":"#TikToker goes viral explaining Central Park&#8217;s built in GPS system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#TikToker goes viral explaining Central Park&#8217;s built in GPS system<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/central-park-secret-revealed-362.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A TikToker went viral for explaining the \u201csecret\u201d to decoding where you are in Central Park by looking at the numbers on its cast iron lampposts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLong gone are the days of getting lost in the park or needing to ask someone for directions,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@luciebfink\/video\/7010082303829380357?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdk79lclgtez2i.cloudfront.net%2F&amp;referer_video_id=7010082303829380357&amp;refer=embed\">Lucie Fink said<\/a>, adding that the four numbers engraved in the posts can tell you the nearest street and geographical direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe top two [numbers] tell you the cross streets,\u201d @luciebfink explained. \u201cIf the next number is even you\u2019re on the east side. If it\u2019s odd you\u2019re on the west side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s take a look at this one: 7305. Seventy-third Street on the west.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clip had more than 80,000 likes Thursday night, and hundreds of comments from newly illuminated viewers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve lived in NYC for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately 10 years. Never knew this!\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>However, Central Park\u2019s numeric lampposts are hardly a secret, as any dedicated jogger will attest.<\/p>\n<p>The numbering system on the park\u2019s 1,600 lampposts was designed in 1907 by architect Henry Bacon as a GPS of sorts. <\/p>\n<p>Central Park Conservancy historian Sara Cedar Miller had an offbeat take on the system in the 2016 Discovery Channel show \u201cSecrets of America\u2019s Favorite Places: Central Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the odd people live on the West Side!\u201d Miller said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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