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Puzzle#267

Geoguessr

Released: 2026-07-29

Google Street View Image
Country Flag

United Kingdom

Lat: 51.38679164345277

Lng: 0.5482356436323571

See on Google Street View


5
Models Tested
142.6km
Avg. Distance
4667.0
Avg. Score
5
LLM Providers

Key:

Attempt
Solution

Score Threshold:

>4400
>2000
<2000

google/gemini-3-flash-preview

google

Score: 4902

Distance: 40km

Lat: 51.5833215

Lng: 0.0717235


The image shows a Sports Direct and a Wilko store adjacent to each other. A ’Controlled Zone G’ parking sign is visible, which is characteristic of UK street signage. The red storefront across the street is ’Logic Estates’. Searching for these businesses together leads to the intersection of High Road and Clements Road in Ilford, London, United Kingdom.


anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5

anthropic

Score: 4887

Distance: 46km

Lat: 51.5045

Lng: -0.0865


This image shows a UK street scene with a Sports Direct store, which is a common UK sports retailer. The architecture, road markings (yellow lines), parking signs (No Parking Zone C), and street furniture are distinctly British. The brick buildings and urban layout suggest this is a British town center or high street. The presence of Sports Direct with its recognizable signage, along with the Victorian-era buildings and the overall aesthetic, suggests this is likely in a town in the UK. Based on the architectural style, street layout, and the type of commercial establishments visible, this appears to be in a town in South East England, possibly in the London area or a suburban town nearby. The overcast weather and the specific urban design elements are consistent with locations in the Greater London area or similar UK towns.


meta-llama/llama-4-maverick

meta

Score: 4282

Distance: 310km

Lat: 53.7993

Lng: -1.7593


The image shows a street scene with a ’Controlled Zone G’ sign, which is a characteristic of certain UK cities. The presence of ’Sports Direct.com’ and ’Wilko’ stores, both UK retail chains, further supports a UK location. The architectural style of the buildings and the brick paving are consistent with many UK towns. Leeds, UK is a plausible location given the presence of these retailers and the style of the street. The exact coordinates are an educated guess based on the visual cues and common locations of these retailers.


openai/gpt-5-image-mini

openai

Score: 4296

Distance: 304km

Lat: 53.045

Lng: -2.993


UK high street scene: British yellow road markings, ’Controlled Zone G’ parking plate and English text, familiar UK retail chain combination (SportsDirect next to Wilko) and typical terraced commercial buildings. Styling of signs and parking enforcement vehicle suggest a medium-sized Welsh/English market town; this looks like Wrexham town centre where SportsDirect and Wilko sit close together on the pedestrianised high street.


MoonshotAI

moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

moonshot

Score: 4968

Distance: 13km

Lat: 51.2723

Lng: 0.5292


The image contains several distinctive UK-specific clues: the retailers Wilko and Sports Direct (British high street chains), a ’Controlled ZONE G’ parking sign typical of UK towns, left-hand traffic orientation, and British architectural styles. The corner building with Wilko above Sports Direct, combined with the pedestrianized brick paving and the specific street layout, strongly suggests this is Maidstone town center in Kent, specifically near Week Street. The ’Zone G’ parking restriction is consistent with Maidstone’s town center parking system.


Methodology Note

Each model receives the same Google Street View image. Models are tasked with guessing the location of the image using only visual clues from the street view. Their answers are evaluated without feedback or retries.

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