How to Identify US License Plates in GeoGuessr: United States Tips Episode 2

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In this video I discuss the license plates of all 50 states and share tricks for using license plates in US GeoGuessr! I hope this is useful :)
HUGE THANKS to the following people for finding some of the license plates shown: TheCynicalHipster, Spark, Benji (fleeeeeeb), Sagittarius998, and Cascadia
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Introduction: 0:00
Front Plates: 0:24
Context Clues: 1:07
Camera Generation: 1:45
Each State's Plates: 2:11
Alabama: 2:33
Alaska: 3:00
Arizona: 3:23
Arkansas: 3:36
California: 3:57
Colorado: 4:13
Connecticut: 4:29
Delaware: 4:41
Florida: 4:58
Georgia: 5:07
Hawaii: 5:41
Idaho: 6:00
Illinois: 6:16
Indiana: 6:45
Iowa: 7:38
Kansas: 8:03
Kentucky: 8:19
Louisiana: 8:38
Maine: 8:59
Maryland: 9:14
Massachusetts: 9:40
Michigan: 9:54
Minnesota: 10:30
Mississippi: 10:48
Missouri: 11:26
Montana: 11:55
Nebraska: 12:20
Nevada: 12:40
New Hampshire: 12:57
New Jersey: 13:12
New Mexico: 13:23
New York: 13:40
North Carolina: 14:14
North Dakota: 14:28
Ohio: 14:48
Oklahoma: 15:17
Oregon: 15:38
Pennsylvania: 15:49
Rhode Island: 15:59
South Carolina: 16:12
South Dakota: 16:33
Tennessee: 16:51
Texas: 17:04
Utah: 17:25
Vermont: 17:49
Virginia: 17:59
Washington: 18:19
West Virginia: 18:30
Wisconsin: 18:42
Wyoming: 18:59
Outro: 19:23
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Music used in this video: Smash Hit OST by Douglas Holmquist
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@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed this episode! I realize I didn't go over plates for Puerto Rico, DC, etc - I will cover those in a separate episode coming soon. Thanks for watching as always! PS - join the new USA Geo Discord server: discord.gg/W3jDuqG It's open to anyone worldwide who's interested in USA GeoGuessr!

@Kaizoku_Zoro 3 года назад

You should do a video comaparing the 3 Bay Area Airports

@akhileshchinta7900 4 месяца назад

You got ga plates wrong, after 2012 they used the white back and peach, not before

@luk4892 3 года назад

It’s kinda funny that the license plates have better designs than the actual state flags lol

@kelvinmeijer6486 3 года назад

All Geoguessrs should sign a petition to make those white licence plates more distinct. What a nightmare are those.

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

I'd definitely sign that

@oddtom6959 2 года назад

You can't approach USA like Europe. In the land of advertising, area codes are king. Also, license plates change here fairly frequently. Texas and Tennessee just changed styles this year.

@SkiDaBird 2 года назад

I work as a bank teller in Montana, and see lots of plates through the drive through. We have 5-6 default plates and over 300 optional plates, which are common due to the low price. I wouldn’t rely on plates to positively identify Montana, only to eliminate other options. Just my $0.02.

@ParrotsandPotatoes 3 года назад

Another common New Mexico plate is the black chile plate introduced in 2017! It's one of the three standard license plate designs available

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Yes you are right! Can't believe I forgot to include it.

@rumilb 3 года назад

that awkward moment when i'm trying to decide among IA/IL/MN and sometimes even SD lollllllllllll

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Lmaooo way too easy to mix em all up

@Prettypinkcrystal 2 года назад

For what

@oddtom6959 2 года назад

Hey, fellow American geoguessr here. Thanks for the video- there's not a lot of USA content out there for geoguessr. Some things I've found that weren't mentioned: - There are a LOT of city-specific symbols on street signs. Charlotte has a crown, Denver has the weird "A", etc. - Might just be my experience, but in Texas, the lone star symbol is a lot more common than the state flag - Aldi/Safeway/etc.. can tell you just as much about your region as trees can. - Trash Cans almost always say "Property of XXX City" or "XXX State". Hope for trash day. - School buses are easier to spot than post offices and will often narrow it down to county. Police stations too. - You can narrow down the midwest fields in you can distinguish between corn fields and rice fields. Rice fields mean Arkansas and south. Corn fields mean Kansas and north. - Palm Trees/Cycads = California / Florida almost always (even though SC state flag has a palm tree). - Magnolia Grandiflora is also an easy tree to spot- often planted in yards- usually means east coast - The MI/MN/WI region looks a LOT like the SC/GA region and some parts of Colorado. - Agave plants mean Southwest Also, I memorize area codes by pneumonic. 201 = BoA and I imagine a feather boa around Jersey City. 202 = Bob goes to Washington DC. 203 = BOC aka Bottom of Connecticut, New Haven. Etc... P.S. The pines you refer to are White Pines, and I look for the wagon wheel orientation of the branches. It almost looks structures as opposed to the Pinus ponderosas and variations in the Rockies and waaaay different than the Pacific Northwest cypruses and yews.

@wolftrekker 3 года назад

Ooh we really needed this video. Thanks for putting this together. Great stuff!

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Thanks man!

@kat-jj5xj 3 года назад

these are SO helpful thank you !!!!!

@altingwouk7454 3 года назад

Wow this honestly is amazing work. Good job bro

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Thanks man I appreciate that!

@hfgsy 3 года назад

Yoo I been waiting for this video

@garyholt8315 Год назад

very useful info, thanks !!!!

@tasaki12 Год назад

if someone told me that half a year ago that in six months ill be watching a vid about how to distinguse blurred us plates ill be laughing my ass off, but there i am

@ornei2615 2 года назад

The Georgia plate isn't just a pre 2012 vs post 2012 thing. You can choose between the 2 designs when getting a new plate as of this year when I did it.

@guetali 3 года назад

eventhougth i dont think i will have the courage to learn all that ... thanks so much for that video!!! obviously it surely didnt take 5 minutes to do it .. amazing job ! im still hoping and waiting for that " landscapes by states" video explanation that u promise in ur basic geoguesser tip video . not at all pushing u of course !! considering how complete and precise u want to be this will probably take a lot of ur time also !!! thanks again

@nelsonricardo3729 2 года назад

Dear Google: Maybe we don't need _that_ much blurring to maintain privacy. How about leaving the top and bottom inches of the plates unblurred?

@thecynicalhipster261 3 года назад

Thanks for the video, and the helpful examples from real streetview! Should really help my US game!

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Of course, and thanks again for helping find those elusive plates!

@thecynicalhipster261 3 года назад

@@ChicagoGeographer No problem, it was my pleasure, and it was a fun little scavenger hunt!

@ThisIsWonderlandBaby 3 года назад

Very helpful video! Even though I will probably not be able to recognize them ever

@skreefgeore6983 2 года назад

Another very popular plate in Alaska is the artistic plate, with a green/blue aurora sky, white mountains, and grey landscape from top to bottom.

@JordanPeace 3 года назад

The black and yellow California plates are actually a vanity plate option, not just an old one. Even your example photo with a fairly new Honda Pilot, wouldn’t be surprised if it had a vanity plate like “R3KIDS” or something silly

@jasperwoodard8134 2 года назад

This must have taken a lot of time to make, thanks!

@ChicagoGeographer 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@addiosnia 3 года назад

Nice video!

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Thanks!

@Simi_998 3 года назад

This is extremely comprehensive and helpful, thank you king

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Thank you Simi 🙏

@ZBisson Год назад

Here in Western Massachusetts most of the license plates (in order of how common) are Mass, Conn, Flo, NY, and VT

@JakubCA1 3 года назад

Yes finally again!

@geonico383 3 года назад

Woah dude this video is so well put together Also thanks im terrible at american license plates i usually end up looking for highway signs in us state streaks for 30 mins :')

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Thanks!

@guetali 3 года назад

"i usually end up looking for highway signs in us state streaks for 30 mins :')" good to know someone is "living my life" lol :) im happy when it is "only" 30 minutes ... :p

@geonico383 3 года назад

@@guetali lol im glad im not alone aswell

@emmadiegute7535 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the Video! Could you do a Map where I can See the blurred plates of each State? That would be so nice!😊

@bill-clintongaming 2 года назад

I live in New York and I don't see the orange license plates that much anymore

@AdamSmith-gs2dv Год назад

? You still see them all the time. You aren't forced to switch to the new plate in NY, they tried to force everyone to do it but there was a massive revolt over it so they shut the idea down. The Empire Blue, Empire Gold, and Excelsior plates are all still valid in NY

@unknown-xz5bb 2 года назад

Oregon also has a license plate that features crater lake and is mostly blue. I'm not sure if they still issue them out but they're pretty common to see on cars

@AdamSmith-gs2dv Год назад

They do. Those are specialty plates you pay more for them

@ghostdog166 8 дней назад

I watch full video and now 2min after cant remember any state plate

@badpiggies988 Год назад

At my college there’s a room for an outdoor adventure club I’m in that has one of the 500 wyoming plates in all existence

@jeredhead6806 Год назад

The front plate law in Utah is completely unenforced. Many of us don't even bother. I prefer a clean front end.

@ar51299 Год назад

I hated the NY Empire gold plates and switched to the Olympic spirit plate. I finally got a standard plate when we switched to the new Excelsior plate in 2020. Many NYers have special image plates because the gold was pretty ugly on dark-colored cars. The good thing is that most of the close to 50 different image plates are like the Empire Gold plate but with a white background and blue borders. You can recognize them by the blue border on top, and there will be an image on the left side of the plate. But, the image depends on the type of organization you choose to support (Olympic symbol, autism awareness symbol, sports team, etc.)

@owenjaeckle8542 3 года назад

Great vid! Lots of these people suck at parking lol

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Lmao

@finnrummygaming 3 года назад

Wyoming guy was really bad, it looked like he parked decent then decided to reverse out to find a different spot but hit the curb and gave up

@wizardgrape7821 3 года назад

Nice tips! Got a US perfect score in 8.5 minutes yesterday and hoping to get it even lower.

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Nice that's a great time! Keep it up

@Stache987 2 года назад

Iowa announced a surcharged plate, black background, no graphics and plain letters, still has county identity in the bottom center, and can be ordered personalized.

@robinsharma2118 3 года назад

very cash money video my brotha💯

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Appreciate it!

@mavjmonr Год назад

As a Hoosier, I can say that I rarely see the newly issues plates around. By far, the most common one is the In God We Trust plate, its everywhere. The bicentennial one though, the one I have, is very common as well, although I would say a little less so. Indiana is quite difficult to guess in this game, as no one ever really considers it, and it is just so plain looking. Only reason I consider Indiana a lot is because I live here, and I think so many other states can look like Indiana lol

@richardstrickland8136 4 месяца назад

Rhode Island has a new common plate for electric vehicles, it's a green wave instead of blue

@Amelia-ui4uv 3 года назад

do you think you could ever upload you doing the daily challenge as i’ve seen you on it multiple times near the top?

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Back in 2019 I uploaded some daily challenge games, but I was way worse at the game and that was before GeoGuessr updated their UI lol. I'll definitely post another one sometime soon!

@AdamSmith-gs2dv Год назад

Tennessee has changed it's plate. Our plate is now blue with the symbol on the state flag in the middle and "In God We Trust" surrounding it (there is also a version without "In God we Trust"). It also has "Tennessee the Volunteer State" surrounded by the state outline

@Michael-pp8lz 3 года назад

hawaii is probably the easiest state to guess just because the suns position in the sky. I feel like the sun is always straight overhead on streetview. oh yeah don't forget that like 75% of the cars in hawaii are toyota tacomas too. Pretty sure all hawaii cams are gen 2 and gen 4 if I'm not mistaken

@oddtom6959 2 года назад

I mean, there's also the distinctive houses on slopes and tropical foliage and the mountain rising over Honolulu that looks like nothing anything in the entire continental USA. But also the sun.

@erikstenviken2652 3 года назад

1: try to remember all 2: try to spot out which one it is 3: I give up ;)

@brandonbouchez7195 Год назад

Haha I refused to ruin my Camaro with an ugly front plate when I lived in Illinois, I hope there's coverage somewhere with it to mess people up

@jshtheshredder7 3 года назад

wow... would love to see ImageNet or some other deep neural network's performance on classifying these blurred plates. I think some pro GeoGuessr's might be more accurate tbh!

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

That would be a really cool experiment actually

@berti77 2 года назад

could you estimate how many people are using front license plates in states where they don't have to need to?

@tarkbusters6093 3 года назад

You should make a map that tests license plates!

@oddtom6959 2 года назад

Should we use this year's license plate design or last years? Also, I don't know how it works in Europe, but we can pay extra to get specific license plate designs (usually for football teams). Not to mention special plastic plates around the outside of plates.

@JenniJoeYo 3 года назад

Anyone else notice how many hondas were used in the examples?

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Wish I could say I was sponsored but nah, just a coincidence hahaha

@bokyxd 3 года назад

goat

@ryanbrothers5377 3 года назад

Indiana and Michigan might have more plates, but remember, they don't have front plates like their midwestern neighbors! So that should help.

@ChicagoGeographer 3 года назад

Yes, front plates are really helpful in that region!

@JulianA-ml7uz 3 года назад

Great video. I just wanted to add that Kansas has the ugliest plate in the union. Why put your state seal on a license plate? That's all. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

@garyholt8315 Год назад

any of the missouri plates with the renewal decal in the middle is plain ugly, what were they thinking?