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Golconda Nevada Map

Explore Golconda, 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 Golconda, Nevada

How to Use This Golconda, Nevada Map

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

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

Latitude	40.953236
Longitude	-117.489288
Population	182
Density	41.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89414
Area Code	775
County Seat	Winnemucca
School District	Humboldt County School District

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About Golconda, Nevada

Golconda is a locality in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 182. The population density is 41.5 people per km². Golconda is located at 40.9532°N, 117.4893°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89414.

Golconda sits amidst a vast, arid basin where the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the scrub-brush, casting long, skeletal shadows from the Granite Hills that loom two miles to the west. It lies 90.5 miles west of Elko, NV (from Elko, NV: bearing 276°T), and is situated 12.9 miles east of Winnemucca. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality, carrying the scent of parched earth and sage even when the wind stirs from the direction of Pole Creek, a modest ribbon of water carving its path through the dust just a mile away. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the landscape opens into a stark expanse of high desert, punctuated by the occasional glint of Granite Hill Reservoir shimmering under the relentless sun. The ground is a mosaic of alkaline flats and hardy, wind-bent grasses, enduring a silence that feels absolute, broken only by the low hum of the occasional heavy truck laboring along the asphalt artery that binds the region together.

Golconda emerged from the raw ambition of the nineteenth century, born of the subterranean riches that once promised fortune to those willing to break the crust of the Great Basin. While the fever of the early mining era has long since cooled, the local economy remains tethered to the land, shifting between modest agricultural pursuits and the persistent, quiet work of maintaining the infrastructure of the high desert. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the necessity of conservation, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow shift of shadows and the seasonal demands of the cattle ranges. Residents look toward the distant horizon where the terrain rises toward the rugged solitude of Emigrant Canyon, while those seeking a respite in the wider reaches of the territory often travel toward Highland Park, a dozen miles distant, to witness a landscape that remains largely indifferent to the passage of men.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Water Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 240° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.1 mi, 273° W
M3 Stuart (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 281° W
F-86 Sabre (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 281° W
Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 281° W
Osgood Mountain Milkvetch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 20.0 mi, 032° NE
China Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.8 mi, 173° S · 10k acres
Izzenhood Ranch (State Conservation Area) — 28.0 mi, 090° E
Humboldt National Forest (National Forest) — 30.9 mi, 344° N · 2.4M acres
Snowstorm Wildlife Management Unit (State Conservation Area) — 33.1 mi, 049° NE
Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.4 mi, 342° N · 32k acres
N. Fork Of The Little Humboldt River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 38.6 mi, 028° NE · 70k acres
Black Rock Desert / High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 45.3 mi, 249° W · 816k acres
South Jackson Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 52.6 mi, 283° W · 55k acres
Stillwater Range Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 52.9 mi, 197° S
Cordero (Historic Ruins) — 68.5 mi, 346° N
West Little Owyhee Designated - Wild River (Wild & Scenic River) — 77.3 mi, 002° N · 13k acres
Varyville (Historic Ruins) — 78.1 mi, 299° NW

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