Fish Springs Nevada Map
Fish Springs, Nevada — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Fish Springs, Douglas County.
Interactive Map of Fish Springs, Nevada
| City | Fish Springs |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Douglas |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 38.9536 |
| Longitude | -119.6511 |
| Population | 528 |
| Density | 26.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Fish Springs, Nevada
Fish Springs is a locality in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 528. The population density is 26.1 people per km². Fish Springs is located at 38.9536°N, 119.6511°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89410.
Fish Springs lies in a wide basin, a place where the earth exhales a dry, sun-baked breath. It lies 15.8 miles south-south-east of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 157°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-east of Gardnerville Ranchos. The land here is a study in muted tones: ochre dust clinging to the sparse, resilient grasses, the distant mountains a hazy, ancient blue against a sky that stretches, vast and indifferent, from horizon to horizon. Sagebrush, stiff and fragrant, carpets the undulating terrain, punctuated by the skeletal remains of long-departed shrubs, their branches like gnarled fingers reaching for the indifferent sun. The air itself has a texture, a dry, warm caress that whispers of endless days and starlit nights, a profound quietude broken only by the sigh of the wind or the distant cry of a hawk circling in the immense, pale light. The story of Fish Springs is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle shifts of the land and the enduring spirit of those who have eked out a living from its unforgiving embrace. This is a region where the legacy of ranching still clings to the air, the scent of dry hay and honest labor a faint but persistent perfume. The economy, once perhaps more robust with the promise of burgeoning settlements, now relies on a quieter sustenance, a careful balancing of resources and a deep understanding of the rhythms of the desert. It is a place that asks for patience, for a keen eye to find the beauty in the starkness, to appreciate the tenacious bloom of a desert wildflower or the way the setting sun paints the western peaks in hues of rose and lavender, a fleeting, glorious spectacle in the vast stillness.
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About This Fish Springs Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Fish Springs, Nevada with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fish Springs and Douglas County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Fish Springs is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Fish Springs is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
