I'm a die-hard DDG fan, but for some things -- particularly mapping related issues -- google maps is so superior. I append a !gm to my searches for stores and it automatically opens in google maps.

Google Maps has a number of features that contribute to that:

* maps timeline (location recording)

* maps "local guides" status with

* Gamification for POI data enrichment

* Google Survey app with payouts per survey finished

Don't make the assumption that a privacy-centered search engine is going to look at your location data. Add your location to the query itself.

Yeah, but it did. It knew where I was, based off of IP I presume.

I'm surprised by that. I guess I shouldn't make the assumption that a privacy-centered search engine isn't going to look at your location data.