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Puzzle#271

Geoguessr

Released: 2026-08-02

Google Street View Image
Country Flag

United States

Lat: 35.26912054661606

Lng: -119.0411076957648

See on Google Street View


5
Models Tested
231.6km
Avg. Distance
4484.2
Avg. Score
5
LLM Providers

Key:

Attempt
Solution

Score Threshold:

>4400
>2000
<2000

google/gemini-3-flash-preview

google

Score: 4576

Distance: 177km

Lat: 34.464645

Lng: -117.362148


The street sign clearly indicates the corner of Rio Grande. The architecture, including the tiled roofs and stucco exteriors, is characteristic of suburban development in the high desert of Southern California. Searching for Rio Grande in Victorville/Hesperia, CA reveals this intersection at Rio Grande St and Mesquite St.


meta-llama/llama-4-maverick

meta

Score: 4502

Distance: 210km

Lat: 33.953346

Lng: -117.396119


The image depicts a suburban street with single-story houses featuring tan or beige exteriors and brown roofs, characteristic of many neighborhoods in the southwestern United States. The presence of a dirt front yard and the overall aesthetic suggest a location in a dry climate. The street sign on the right side of the image reads ’Eucalyptus Ave,’ which is a common street name in various suburban areas. The architecture and landscaping are consistent with regions like Southern California. The specific location is likely in a city such as Moreno Valley or Riverside, California, where such housing developments are prevalent. By searching for ’Eucalyptus Ave’ in these areas on Google Maps, a match was found in Moreno Valley, California, at the coordinates 33.953346, -117.396119.


anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5

anthropic

Score: 4828

Distance: 70km

Lat: 35.8967

Lng: -119.0186


This appears to be a residential street in the Central Valley of California, likely in the Bakersfield area. The architectural style of the single-story homes with dual garages, the wide streets, the landscaping style, and the semi-arid climate visible in the sparse vegetation are characteristic of newer suburban developments in Kern County, California. The flat terrain, beige/tan colored houses, and general appearance of planned residential communities are typical of the Bakersfield region. The Google Street View branding visible in the image confirms this is from Google Maps coverage.


openai/gpt-5-image-mini

openai

Score: 3544

Distance: 689km

Lat: 33.0581

Lng: -112.0476


Southwestern US suburb — stucco houses with clay tile roofs, xeriscaped yards and sparse lawns point to an Arizona/Nevada desert suburb. The green street sign on the corner looks like it reads something like “Rio Grande Dr,” a name common in Arizona developments. Curb, sidewalk and lot layout match modern Sun Corridor suburbs (Maricopa/Phoenix metro), so I placed the guess in Maricopa, Arizona (approx. 33.0581, -112.0476).


MoonshotAI

moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

moonshot

Score: 4971

Distance: 12km

Lat: 35.3733

Lng: -119.0187


This image shows a suburban residential neighborhood with single-story tract homes featuring tile roofs, which is characteristic of California’s Central Valley, particularly the Bakersfield area. The street sign visible shows ’Old River Rd’ which is a known road in Bakersfield, California. The architecture, landscaping (sparse grass with some green lawn strips), and dry climate vegetation are consistent with the semi-arid climate of Kern County. The Google Street View watermark and image quality suggest this is from the 2010s. The combination of the street name and the distinctive California suburban housing style points to Bakersfield.


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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