Grass Valley Nevada Map
Grass Valley, 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 Grass Valley, Lander County.
Interactive Map of Grass Valley, Nevada
| City | Grass Valley |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Lander |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.697702 |
| Longitude | -116.79814 |
| Population | 1,134 |
| Density | 13.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Grass Valley, Nevada
Grass Valley is a locality in Lander County, Nevada, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,134. The population density is 13.6 people per km². Grass Valley is located at 39.6977°N, 116.7981°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89445.
Grass Valley lies under a sky that stretches wide and bone-white in the midday sun, a vast canvas over a landscape of muted greens and dusty browns. It lies 157.7 miles east of Sparks, NV (from Sparks, NV: bearing 85°T). The land itself is a study in resilience, a mosaic of scrub brush clinging to low, rolling hills that bleed into the broader expanse of the high desert. Sagebrush, silvered by the relentless sun, forms an almost unbroken carpet, punctuated by the stark silhouettes of hardy junipers and the occasional weathered fence post, a sentinel of forgotten boundaries. The air here is thin and dry, carrying the faint, clean scent of dust and sun-baked earth, a smell that seems to settle deep within the lungs. Even the silence has a texture, a profound stillness broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant cry of a hawk circling in the immense, blue emptiness above. The veins of Grass Valley were once pulsed with the fevered energy of gold discovery, a legacy etched into the very contours of the land. Though the boom days have long since faded, the echoes of that fervent past still resonate in the weathered facades of buildings and the ghosts of abandoned mines dotting the surrounding hillsides. Today, the lifeblood of Grass Valley flows more gently, sustained by the quiet industry of ranching and the resourcefulness of those who have chosen this stark beauty as their home. The economy is a quiet hum, a far cry from the clamor of pickaxes and the shouts of prospectors, but it carries its own enduring strength. The town itself, a scattering of sturdy structures, seems to absorb the vastness of its surroundings, a testament to human persistence in a land that demands respect and rewards it with a profound, unadorned peace.
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About This Grass Valley Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Grass Valley, 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 Grass Valley and Lander County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Grass Valley 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 Grass Valley 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. |
