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Genoa Nevada Map

Explore Genoa, 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 Genoa, Nevada

How to Use This Genoa, Nevada Map

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

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

Latitude	39.025623
Longitude	-119.830929
Population	1,343
Density	56.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89411
Area Code	775
County Seat	Minden
School District	Douglas County School District

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About Genoa, Nevada

Genoa is a locality in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,343. The population density is 56.4 people per km². Genoa is located at 39.0256°N, 119.8309°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89411.

Genoa holds the quiet weight of the high desert, anchored firmly against the eastern escarpment where the earth rises sharply toward the granite spine of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 9.8 miles northwest of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (from Gardnerville Ranchos, NV: bearing 325°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-northeast of Lake Tahoe. Sunlight here possesses a brittle, clarifying quality, sharpening the edges of the sagebrush that stretches across the plains like a sea of muted gray-green. To the west, the landscape folds into the rugged shadows of Schoolhouse Canyon, where the air cools rapidly as the sun retreats behind the peaks. A mile to the east, the Carson River carves a narrow, verdant vein through the arid floor, offering a persistent, rhythmic pulse of water that sustains the cottonwoods and grasses against the relentless reach of the rain shadow. The surrounding expanse of Toiyabe National Forest creates a vast, quiet border, shielding the land from the frantic pace of the modern world and preserving the stillness of the high-altitude afternoon.

Genoa stands as the earliest permanent settlement in the region, a place where the echoes of emigrant trails still linger in the dust of the valley floor. The local economy, once tethered to the rugged demands of early trade and the shifting fortunes of the frontier, now finds its character in the preservation of its storied architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of daily life. Residents move with a sense of continuity that honors the labor of those who first broke this ground, while the proximity of the Carson Ranger District ensures that the wild remains a neighbor to the residential streets. History is not a distant abstraction here, but a present condition marked by the weathered facades of old timber structures that seem to lean into the wind. Though Lake Tahoe lies only five miles away, the life of Genoa remains bound to the rhythms of the valley, where the cycle of the seasons dictates the temperament of the land and the quiet industry of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 321° NW · 3.9M acres
River Fork Ranch Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 180° S
The Genoa Gallery (Gallery) — 1.7 mi, 210° SW
Genoa Fault Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 185° S
Open Space (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 229° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 149° SE
Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 219° SW
Zephyr Cove Beach (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 258° W
Lands Bill (Usfs Exchange) (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 021° N
M. S. Dixie II Terminal (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 259° W
Horsecreek (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 356° N
Round Hill Pines Beach Resort (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 249° W
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 7.2 mi, 214° SW · 703k acres
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 7.4 mi, 234° SW
DeRubeis Fine Art of Metal (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 232° SW
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 231° SW
The Loft (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 231° SW
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 231° SW
Fay Canyon Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 191° S
Van Gogh & Vino (Arts Centre) — 9.7 mi, 021° N
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 9.8 mi, 232° SW
Nevada State Constitution Monument (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 020° N
Old US Mint (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 019° N
Nevada Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 023° NE
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 034° NE
Carson Raceway (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 015° N
Washoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 007° N
Lake of the Sky Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 243° SW
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.6 mi, 238° SW · 64k acres
Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.5 mi, 339° N · 31k acres

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