Mrs. OSINT Challenge 11

Hello again! Today we will continue with Challenge 11 from the Where in the World is Mrs. OSINT? series.

In this write-up, I’ll walk through my investigation step-by-step, showing how I went from vague suspicions about the location to pinpointing the exact coordinates, time of capture, and even identifying the bus routes serving the area.

Let’s get into it!

Challenge 11

Tasks:

1. Determine the city/state/country where Mrs. OSINT is standing.
2. Determine the exact coordinates where the image was taken.
3. What is the name of the street Mrs. OSINT is standing on?
4. What time was this photo taken? How do you know?
5. Name one open-source tool that could help you verify the GPS location of this scene based on visual cues?
6. What behavioral pattern or digital signature in this scenario might suggest the presence of a surveillance actor?

Bonus: What bus number or route typically stops here.

Just looking at the nearby architecture and the license plate I suspected we were somewhere in Europe. With the help of Google Lens, I quickly found a real estate listing from Ocean Home featuring one of the property seen in our image.

The listing revealed a key detail: “the property is located on the corner of Gloucester Road and Avonmouth Road…“.

Armed with this new piece of information I proceeded to search for it on Google Maps and confirmed the match.

The location is in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, specifically Avonmouth Road. Using Google Earth, I estimate the coordinates to be near: 51.50028468749532, -2.6979511280799997.

Solutions

1. Determine the city/state/country where Mrs. OSINT is standing
   Solution: Bristol, England, United Kingdom
2. Determine the exact coordinates where the image was taken.
   Solution using Google Earth: 51.50028468749532, -2.6979511280799997
3. What is the name of the street Mrs. OSINT is standing on?
   Solution: Avonmouth Road
4. What time was this photo taken? How do you know?
   Solution: Wednesday, 25 June 2025 at 02:13:39 GMT
5. Name one open-source tool that could help you verify the GPS location of this scene based on visual cues?
   Solution: Picarta

Bonus: What bus number or route typically stops here.
Solution: buses that stop at this location are 10, 11, 37, 40, and 41.

Feel free to answer the last question in the comments, in your own blog post, or on Mrs. OSINT’s website.

This challenge highlighted the power of combining multiple OSINT techniques: visual clue analysis, reverse image searching, mapping tools, and metadata inspection. What started as a street scene with no context unraveled into a precise location, timestamp, and even public transit details.

Mrs. OSINT’s scenarios are more than puzzles, they’re realistic simulations of investigative work where persistence, methodical thinking, and attention to tiny details can lead to big breakthroughs. The next time you’re stuck on an image, remember: even a faint street sign or partial plate can be the thread that unravels the entire mystery.

I hope you enjoyed today’s blog. See you next time!

Resources

• https://www.mrsosint.com/challenge-11-the-red-mark/
• https://www.oceanhome.co.uk/properties/sales/183750/
• https://exif.tools/https://www.mrsosint.com/content/images/2025/06/email.png
• https://picarta.ai
• https://journeyplanner.travelwest.info/explore/public-transport?ui=map&address=%257B%2522id%2522%253A%252210932%2522%252C%2522title%2522%253A%2522251%252C%2520Avonmouth%2520Road%252C%2520Bristol%252C%2520Bs11%25209el%2522%252C%2522position%2522%253A%257B%2522lat%2522%253A51.4999814%252C%2522lng%2522%253A-2.6978941%257D%252C%2522resultType%2522%253A%2522RD04%2522%257D&origin=%257B%2522id%2522%253A%252210932%2522%252C%2522title%2522%253A%2522251%252C%2520Avonmouth%2520Road%252C%2520Bristol%252C%2520Bs11%25209el%2522%252C%2522position%2522%253A%257B%2522lat%2522%253A51.4999814%252C%2522lng%2522%253A-2.6978941%257D%252C%2522resultType%2522%253A%2522RD04%2522%257D
• https://journeyplanner.travelwest.info/explore/public-transport?ui=ui