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Empire Nevada Map

Explore Empire, 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 Empire, Nevada

How to Use This Empire, Nevada Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Empire, 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 Empire.

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	Empire
State	Nevada (NV)
County	Washoe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.575735
Longitude	-119.34213
Population	47
Density	3.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	89706, 89701, 89405
Area Code	775
County Seat	Reno
School District	Washoe County School District

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About Empire, Nevada

Empire is a locality in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 47. The population density is 3.5 people per km². Empire is located at 40.5757°N, 119.3421°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 89706, 89701, 89405.

Empire occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the arid air vibrates with the heat rising from the alkaline floor. It lies 66.9 miles north-northeast of Spanish Springs, NV (from Spanish Springs, NV: bearing 17°T), and is situated 76.5 miles north-northeast of Reno. The landscape is dominated by the rugged, unforgiving slopes of the Rocky Mountains, which press against the horizon like a jagged barricade against the sky. To the west, the arid silence of the Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area defines the perimeter, while the distant, dry reaches of Texas Basin suggest a vastness that humbles the eye. When the sun dips low, the light pulls long, bruised shadows across the scrub, turning the pervasive gray of the sagebrush into a deep, velvety charcoal that feels heavy with the weight of the desert.

Empire remains a place defined by the extraction of the earth, its identity forged by the industrial processing of gypsum that once served as the singular pulse of the regional economy. The rhythm of life here was long dictated by the demands of the mill, an operation that transformed the surrounding white dust into the foundation of distant construction projects. Though the quiet has deepened in recent years, the skeletal remains of infrastructure linger as a reminder of the labor that pulled utility from the barren ground. Water is a rare, precious ghost in this climate, with the intermittent flow of Cottonwood Creek serving as a distant, seasonal whisper seven miles away, far removed from the primary concerns of the dry, high-desert plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.8 mi, 014° N · 32k acres
Gerlach Hot Springs Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 352° N
Fox Range Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.2 mi, 303° NW · 76k acres
Black Rock Desert / High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 014° N · 816k acres
Center Camp Plaza (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 025° NE
ARTery (Arts Centre) — 15.6 mi, 025° NE
Temple of the Moon (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 027° NE
Fly Geyser (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 002° N
Buffalo Creek Canyons Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 21.6 mi, 298° NW
Calico Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.1 mi, 014° N · 65k acres
Smoke Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.3 mi, 264° W · 4,050 acres
Black Rock Desert Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.6 mi, 043° NE · 315k acres
Hardin City (Historic Ruins) — 41.3 mi, 025° NE
Modoc National Forest (National Forest) — 53.8 mi, 313° NW · 1.7M acres
People of Humboldt (Monument) — 53.9 mi, 144° SE
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 58.0 mi, 220° SW · 1.2M acres
Ocala Indian Cave (Historic Ruins) — 59.1 mi, 144° SE
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.2 mi, 359° N · 1.2M acres
Lassen Historical Museum (Museum) — 69.9 mi, 262° W
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 70.1 mi, 261° W
The Basque Sheepherder Monument (Monument) — 75.2 mi, 200° S
Nevada Historical Marker #169 (Monument) — 75.9 mi, 196° S
Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 75.9 mi, 199° S
Grand Sierra Cinema (Cinema) — 76.3 mi, 198° S
International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame (Museum) — 76.4 mi, 199° S
Eldorado Showroom (Theatre) — 76.5 mi, 199° S
Cargo Concert Hall (Theatre) — 76.6 mi, 199° S
Old Reno Arch (Attraction) — 76.6 mi, 199° S
Eagle Framing & Art Gallery (Gallery) — 77.5 mi, 198° S

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