Google Geolocation – Why Does Google Think I’m in Another City?

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I work for a company that has offices in several cities. I moved recently, but I didn't change jobs; I just brought my computer with me to the new office. When I visit Google now, it still thinks I'm in the old city, 300 miles away from where I actually am.

I'm not logged into a Google account. To be fair, I don't know if this behavior is limited to Google; I don't know of other sites that track visitors' locations, so I can't check. Why is it happening, and what can I do about it?

EDIT:
I have tried clearing my cookies, but that hasn't changed anything. Here's a screenshot of where Google is reporting my location:

city located in left-hand sidebar

Best Answer

I can think of a couple reasons this may happen

  1. The company you are at is routing through a common gateway, which was located at your old office, so your public IP address looks like your old location
  2. Cookies (ruled out) or localStorage set on the browser. Clearing cookies may not clear localStorage. Try using a different browser (one you have not accessed Google Plus with before) and see if the problem continues.
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