To distinguish Baltic countries in Geoguessr, note that Latvian road signs have thicker red borders and their bollards are thin planks with white markers; Estonian language contains Õ and Ä, and their blue kilometre markers are perpendicular to roads, while their utility poles resemble crucifixes; Lithuanian language features "ė", "š", "ž", "č", and words ending in "ai" or "as", and they use orange bollard reflectors and unique dual sign km markers.

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Lithuania's guardrail reflectors are orange. They are not present on all guardrails though.

Guardrails 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Estonian is similar to Finnish. Compared to the Baltic languages, the Õ and Ä characters are unique. Compared to Finnish, the Õ is unique.

Language 🇪🇪 Estonia

In Estonia, chevrons have red background with white arrows.

Chevrons 🇪🇪 Estonia

The pedestrian crossing sign in Latvia has 5 stripes.

Street Sign 🇱🇻 Latvia

Lithuanian warning signs have a thin red border with a thin white outline.

Street Sign 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Kilometer markers in Estonia are perpendicular to the road.

Milestone Markers 🇪🇪 Estonia

Latvian is a Baltic language with special characters that have a horizontal line on top, like ā, ē, ī, ō, ū. It also has the special characters š, ļ, ķ, and ņ.

Language 🇱🇻 Latvia

If you're on a dirt road in an open European-style field and you have no other clues, Estonia tends to be a good bet.

Flora 🇪🇪 Estonia

Lithuania has wedge-style bollards, similar to many other European countries, with orange rectangular reflectors on the front and white ones on the back.

Bollards 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Latvian kilometer markers are parallel to the road.

Milestone Markers 🇱🇻 Latvia

Kilometer markers in Lithuania have two sides, arranged at a 45° angle towards the road, forming a V-shape.

Milestone Markers 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Lithuanian is a Baltic language. It has the unique special character ė. It shares the special characters š, ž, and č with Latvian.

Language 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Latvian bollards are thin with a white rectangle on the front and two white circles on the back.

Bollards 🇱🇻 Latvia

Pedestrian crossing signs in Lithuania have 3 stripes. The person has a detached head.

Street Sign 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Warning signs in Latvia have a much thicker red border than those found in Estonia and Lithuania.

Street Sign 🇱🇻 Latvia

Estonian warning signs have a thin red border without any additional outline.

Street Sign 🇪🇪 Estonia

Direction signs in Latvia are blue with white text. The arrow has a diagonal side edge and looks slightly more stylized than in Lithuana and Estonia.

Street Sign 🇱🇻 Latvia

In Estonia, pedestrian crossing signs have 3 stripes. The person's head is attached and rather detailed, for instance with visible shoes.

Street Sign 🇪🇪 Estonia

In Latvia, guardrail reflectors are white or red.

Guardrails 🇱🇻 Latvia

Bus stop signs in Latvia have 5 windows.

Street Sign 🇱🇻 Latvia

Estonian signposts are sometimes wrapped in blue/white wrappers on the base.

Sign Posts 🇪🇪 Estonia

Estonian bollards are cylindrical with a rectangular reflector in the front and two circular ones in the back.

Bollards 🇪🇪 Estonia