By Andrew Chen and Tal Achituv
Answer: MEDIAN

The locations of each of the 24 GeoGuessr puzzles form 12 pairs that co-exist along the same Interstate or US Highway. Following these routes from point to point, the city exactly halfway in between is a namesake for a historical US executive officer—including some that no longer formally exist (Secretary of War, Postmaster General). The namesakes of the cities correspond to the first names in the list on the side, ordered alphabetically by last name.

Among these 12 officers, there exist 6 pairs that shared the same office with each other. These pairs also share identical location-to-location distances geographically. From these 6 pairs, identify the person who served in that office halfway between each pair member ordinally (i.e. Presidents James Madison (4th) and John Tyler (10th) give Andrew Jackson (7th)).

Extract the middle letter of the last names of these in-between officers (they all have an odd number of letters). Order by increasing location-to-location distance to obtain the answer, MEDIAN.

To aid extraction, the locations are ordered as symmetric tetrads; [1] and [24] are same-road pairs (with the one farther west as the lower number), which pair with [2] and [23] to form same-office pairs. The pair-distances are smallest in the ends of the list (1, 2, 23, 24) and grow inwards, such that the answer can be read from outside-in.

# GeoGuessr coordinate Route Dist. (mi) Midpoint Namesake Office Midpoint officer
1 40.917393, -91.417756 US-34 84 Kirkwood, IL Samuel Kirkwood (14th) Secretary of the Interior Lucius LAMAR (16th)
24 41.139390, -90.163656
2 35.652670, -97.444480 US-77 Noble, OK John Noble (18th)
23 34.641549, -97.181874
3 35.316187, -84.798623 I-75 138 Knoxville, TN Henry Knox (1st) Secretary of War Timothy PICKERING (2nd)
22 36.769238, -84.170351
4 38.948782, -79.858235 US-219 McHenry, MD James McHenry (3rd)
21 40.213484, -78.956923
5 41.383298, -83.028903 I-90 180 Wickliffe, OH Charles Wickliffe (11th) Postmaster General Alexander RANDALL (22nd)
20 42.131257, -79.941031
6 37.170144, -103.879893 US-160 Vilas, CO William Vilas (33rd)
19 37.559983, -100.870712
7 36.159158, -115.160355 I-15 248 Washington, UT George Washington (1st) President James MADISON (4th)
18 38.637935, -112.608545
8 35.725974, -90.031040 I-55 Jackson, MO Andrew Jackson (7th)
17 38.716553, -89.921667
9 39.762267, -94.456849 US-36 298 Monroe City, MO James Monroe (7th) Secretary of State John Quincy ADAMS (8th)
16 39.833352, -89.151872
10 38.481878, -90.844517 US-50 Clay City, IL Henry Clay (9th)
15 38.936378, -85.933733
11 41.590656, -75.804776 US-11 348 Adams, NY John Adams (1st) Vice President Richard JOHNSON (9th)
14 44.986286, -73.363417
12 35.555825, -82.829806 I-40 Colfax, NC Schuyler Colfax (17th)
13 34.807841, -77.990309

In addition, here is a guide to solving each of these locations; they typically involve finding an exit sign or a local business sign, which can be Google searched to attain the original location. No location requires venturing more than a handful of clicks (other than for enjoying the landscape).

# GeoGuessr Coordinate Example Solution Route
1 40.917393, -91.417756 Forward, onto the bridge for numerous town and road signs. US-34
24 41.139390, -90.163656 Left or right 8 screens brings you to an intersection with road signs
2 35.652670, -97.444480 One step away to see sign: Best Western Edmond Inn & Suites US-77
23 34.641549, -97.181874 Forward 6 screens brings you to “Welcome to Wynnewood”
3 35.316187, -84.798623 Forward 3 screens to see sign: Hiwassee River, McMinn Co I-75
22 36.769238, -84.170351 Backwards along the road for 6 screens for Exit 15 Williamsburg
4 38.948782, -79.858235 Turn around for highway signs, back one screen to see many road markers. US-219
21 40.213484, -78.956923 Cross the street is a sign marking Jerome route 601
5 41.383298, -83.028903 Forward 2 screens to see a bridge marked: Shiets Road I-90
20 42.131257, -79.941031 Turn around for a sign marking Penn State Erie Behrend college
6 37.170144, -103.879893 Go either forward or backwards a couple screens to see road signs: US-160+CO-389 US-160
19 37.559983, -100.870712 In the same screen there are town distances, cross the road for highway signs
7 36.159158, -115.160355 Turn around to see the Las Vegas Stratosphere I-15
18 38.637935, -112.608545 Turn around, move 5 screens for road sign: Exit 135 Historic Cove Fort
8 35.725974, -90.031040 Back 6 screens is a road sign: Exit 53 Victoria/Luxora I-55
17 38.716553, -89.921667 Turn around and move to the bridge for numerous road signs
9 39.762267, -94.456849 Forward 6 screens is a business sign: Camp Farwesta US-36
16 39.833352, -89.151872 Cross the road and forward a screen for Exit 128 Niantic
10 38.481878, -90.844517 In starting location is a road sign marking Exit 253 Gray Summit US-50
15 38.936378, -85.933733 Right 4 screens for Welcome to Seymour
11 41.590656, -75.804776 One screen forward is a business sign: Heath Gumble Landscaping US-11
14 44.986286, -73.363417 Forward 3 screens for the Anchorage Motel
12 35.555825, -82.829806 In starting location is a road sign marking Exit 31 Canton I-40
13 34.807841, -77.990309 Forward under the bridge to see Exit 380 Duplin Cellar Tours