By: Sarah Pace (RSPace)
The GeoGuessr challenge, in a limited-time partnership with Geocaching, is back! Until May 9, get a free preview of the GeoGuessr game, discoverer some unique and beautiful places around the world (each near a real-life geocache location), and earn a souvenir.
GeoGuessr drops you on a completely random Google Streetview-style map, and your job is to navigate around a bit and try to figure out roughly where in the world you are (within about 1,000 miles), before the 3 minute timer runs out. You might find yourself in the middle of a busy city, a quiet town, or on a completely deserted rural road… but look around for clues!
- Can you spot any known landmarks?
- What is the scenery and geography like? Are there plants or trees? A coastline? Mountains?
- What side of the road are you driving on? Are your fellow vehicles specific to a certain region?
- What language are any signs and advertisements in?
- Do any of the local businesses, buildings, or directional signs have words or names that you can Google? (we won’t judge!)
Once you have a guess, click on the world map to drop a pin and see how close you came! Complete a few puzzles, then look for a trackable code that you can use to claim your Geocaching souvenir.
Check it out at the Geocaching Blog!