5 ms·I'm in a rural area of the US, and my home IP geolocates to the state capitol - more than 200 mi away.by cdr 15y agoI'm in a rural area of the US, and my home IP geolocates to the state capitol - more than 200 mi away.rhizome 15y agoGeolocators usually just do the equivalent of a `whois -a` and use the address of whoever owns the block of IP addresses, i.e. your ISP.cdr 15y agoI don't think that's it - all geolocators, even those that employ advanced techniques, can only get as far as the capitol.rhizome 15y agoWhat? No. My IP does not locate to my state's capitol.cdr 15y agoI'm quite obviously speaking about myself.rhizome 15y agoall geolocators, even those that employ advanced techniques, can only get as far as the capitol. no, not obviously.