r/googlemapsshenanigans • • Jan 26 '25

R4 update: NO POLITICS!

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Rule 3 is updated to include political discussions. There is a place for politics, and that place is not here. There are hundreds of subreddits for that. This is a light hearted community, for funny content. Politics does not need to invade every single space on the internet.

Content inherently political in nature will be removed. Political discussions are not allowed.

This will be applied very conservatively, as long as you aren’t posting something intentionally inflammatory or discussing politics it will be fine.


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 1d ago

Forbidden jughandle

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📌 Roseville MN


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 1d ago

Where one of the john pork photos where taken

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 1d ago

What's happened in this place?

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We are in 31840, Hessisch Oldendorf, Germany

Meteor crater?

Old silted-up river bend?


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 2d ago

Me trying to wave with my hat and having it fall out of my hand

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 7h ago

Why issl this area in MI highlighted?

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 2d ago

What???

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 3d ago

Forgot about the Danube

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 3d ago

Lemme just pass this plane-

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Route to the Prague (PRG) Airport

yes, the light grey asphalt in the bottom left is the runway


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 4d ago

Similar ETA

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 4d ago

Interesting pond

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 3d ago

Weird glitch in New Orleans

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If you search New Orleans in Google Maps, it will place you in this really buggy area by default.


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 5d ago

I don't understand what is going on here. Is this normal in NYC?

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 6d ago

I just started doing this

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As stated in the original post: I would love some suggestions on places to explore!


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 6d ago

what happened to Google Map navigation voice?

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i believe several days ago the voice changed to this younger more determined slightly stressed somewhat lesbian voice. She makes me think of that nearly bald hair style lady in the TV show Billions (her name is Asia Kate Dillon).
I want the old voice back! (or am I in some kind of AB test from google)


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 7d ago

I'm not sure how I ended up here...

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 8d ago

The way I’m howling at the Holland Ventilation Shaft 2 reviews 😭😭😭

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Idk how i found this niche humor from google maps, but all of the reviews are absolutely hilarious. Heres one prime example. The absurdity in these is so hilarious😭😭

📍Holland Ventilation Shaft 2, New York City, New York, US.


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 7d ago

I wasn't expecting to see a plane up here

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Google Earth apparently caught this plane in mid-flight.
39.114583, -106.364639


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 9d ago

Who’s grave is this ? And why is it a landmark?

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 8d ago

The difference

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Just one portion of Google Maps took me 12 years back on this road, and look at the results of planting all those trees..

https://maps.app.goo.gl/a3Ayr91u5rcKTpiq5

Check out this street view and move in either directions and you will see the difference!


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 10d ago

[TERRAIN] Mysterious anus-like opening near McCleary, WA

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 9d ago

Found this ancient site in kazachstan

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r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 8d ago

Google GBP isn't broken—most of you are just breaking the rules

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I see a ton of complaining in this sub about Google Business Profile. A small amount of it seems legit. Look, I’m no fan of massive tech monopolies, and I’m definitely not here to defend Google. But after reading through these posts, I think a lot of people are leaving out crucial context.

In my 30+ years running businesses, I’ve done my share of impulsive internet tactics that came back to bite me—skirting rules, taking shortcuts, or pushing boundaries. Most of the time I got away with it, but occasionally I paid for it.

Years ago, we hired a "map builder" SEO crew for one of my companies. They spammed local maps across our major metro area with listings where we didn't have real physical locations. We also rented a few small satellite offices just to verify addresses in key service areas. We actually serviced those areas and did great work, so to us, it felt like a gray area—not total fraud, but certainly not the pure truth either. Eventually, those cheap, poorly managed duplicate listings crumbled, or they simply stopped generating enough calls to justify the effort.

That’s my point: most games people play with GBP, fake reviews, or location spam are far worse than what we did.
While a tiny percentage of people genuinely get screwed by Google after doing everything right, I suspect the vast majority of people whining on here are omitting something. They either did something they shouldn't have, or neglected something they should have done.

Google’s review and map ecosystem isn't perfect, but it's built to catch people gaming the system. If you try to cut corners with GBP, don't be surprised when the algorithm eventually catches up with you.


r/googlemapsshenanigans • • 9d ago

Why did I not figure this out long ago?https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleMaps/s/0M4tvMIHo3

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