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Austin Nevada Map

Explore Austin, Nevada, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Austin, Nevada

How to Use This Austin, Nevada Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Austin, Nevada. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nevada or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Austin.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Austin
State	Nevada (NV)
County	Lander County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.493259
Longitude	-117.069534
Population	167
Density	56.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89310
Area Code	702, 725
County Seat	Battle Mountain
School District	Lander County School District

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About Austin, Nevada

Austin is a locality in Lander County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 56.1 people per km². Austin is located at 39.4933°N, 117.0695°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89310.

Austin reveals itself as a high-altitude settlement carved directly into the rugged, arid slopes of the Nevada interior, where the air thins against the backdrop of the vast Great Basin. It lies 115.4 miles southwest of Elko, NV (from Elko, NV: bearing 217°T), and is situated 91.1 miles east of Fallon.

Cedar Ravine defines the immediate verticality of the landscape, folding the earth into steep, narrow creases that catch the long, golden shadows of a descending sun. To the west, the distant Toiyabe Range rises like a jagged spine against the horizon, its peaks holding the weight of the sky above the sagebrush-covered plains. The silence here is heavy and absolute, broken only by the dry rustle of wind through the scrub or the distant, rhythmic flow of Bade Creek as it threads its way through the parched soil four miles from the center of the settlement. Within the boundaries of the Toiyabe National Forest, the land offers a stark, austere beauty, where the light at dusk turns the dusty earth into a bruised shade of violet and the temperature drops with a sudden, sharp clarity.

History clings to Austin through the weathered stone of its nineteenth-century facades and the abandoned shafts that once promised fortunes in silver, marking an era when the economy was tethered to the volatile pulse of the mines. While the frantic extraction of ore has long since receded, the spirit of the place remains anchored in the resilience of those who endure the isolation of the high desert. Travelers occasionally pass through on their way to the 1862 Overland trail, catching a glimpse of a quiet life that moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. Austin maintains a solitary character, an enduring presence in a landscape that demands much from its inhabitants but offers a profound, unobstructed view of the stars in return.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 152° SE · 3.9M acres
Pony Express Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 299° NW
Kingston Canyon Wildlife Management Area (Birch Creek Unit) (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 174° S
Hicksons Petroglyphs Recreation Area (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 100° E
Kingston Canyon Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.6 mi, 197° S
Simpson Park Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.3 mi, 056° NE · 49k acres
Overland Stage Station (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 282° W
Nevada's Geographic Center (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 117° SE
Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 32.8 mi, 297° NW · 196k acres
Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 34.0 mi, 261° W
Arc Dome Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.0 mi, 200° S · 120k acres
Alta Toquima Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.0 mi, 172° S · 36k acres
Mount Jefferson Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 47.0 mi, 172° S
Berlin-ichthyosaur State Park (State Park) — 50.4 mi, 213° SW
Shoe Tree (Attraction) — 50.9 mi, 255° W
Stillwater Range Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 54.9 mi, 314° NW
Nowhere Nevada (Attraction) — 57.3 mi, 256° W
Bald Mountain Wash Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 61.2 mi, 177° S
Nevada Historical Marker #202 - Fairview (Viewpoint) — 62.9 mi, 257° W
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.0 mi, 281° W · 165k acres
Battle Mountain Letters (Monument) — 76.8 mi, 004° N

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