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Hawthorne Nevada Map

Explore Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne, Nevada

How to Use This Hawthorne, Nevada Map

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

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

Latitude	38.524644
Longitude	-118.624578
Population	3,118
Density	684.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89415
Area Code	775
County Seat	Hawthorne
School District	Mineral County School District

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About Hawthorne, Nevada

Hawthorne is a locality in Mineral County, Nevada, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,118. The population density is 684.4 people per km². Hawthorne is located at 38.5246°N, 118.6246°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89415.

Hawthorne occupies a stark, arid expanse where the sunlight bleaches the earth into shades of pale ochre and bone-white dust. It lies 65.2 miles east-southeast of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (from Gardnerville Ranchos, NV: bearing 112°T), and is situated 43.1 miles southeast of Yerington. The landscape around Hawthorne is defined by the vast, open basin of North Canyon, where the air remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of dry sagebrush and sun-baked minerals. Willow Creek carves a narrow, erratic path through the parched soil, offering a rare thread of moisture in an otherwise thirsty terrain, while Black Beauty Reservoir glints like a shard of obsidian in the distance. To the far horizon, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada rise as a distant, silent boundary, casting a long shadow over the desert floor that stretches toward the edges of Toiyabe National Forest.

Hawthorne maintains a quiet, industrial stoicism, forged by a history deeply linked to defense and the steady pulse of regional logistics. The economy here remains tethered to the specialized work of the local depot, a sprawling presence that dictates the rhythm of daily life and keeps the town anchored to its utilitarian roots. There is a singular beauty in the way the twilight deepens the color of the surrounding hills, turning the gray scrub into deep, velvet violet as the day concludes. Residents move with a deliberate, measured pace, accustomed to the silence of the high desert and the immense, unblinking sky that defines the character of this persistent outpost.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 4.6 mi, 192° S · 3.9M acres
Walker Lake State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 321° NW
Abandoned School Bus (Historic Ruins) — 18.2 mi, 263° W
Wovoka Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.4 mi, 269° W · 49k acres
Petroglyphs (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 179° S
Gabbs Valley Range Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.1 mi, 050° NE · 81k acres
Aurora (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 223° SW
Bodie Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.0 mi, 225° SW · 17k acres
Rough Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.4 mi, 234° SW · 899 acres
Atastra Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 27.3 mi, 230° SW · 574 acres
Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 27.5 mi, 197° S · 2.0M acres
Bodie Museum and Visitor Center (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 224° SW
Granite Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.9 mi, 196° S · 34k acres
Mono Basin National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 32.9 mi, 210° SW
Fort Independence (Viewpoint) — 37.7 mi, 239° SW
Little Bodie Monument (Monument) — 39.9 mi, 230° SW
Hunewill Upper Sawmill (Monument) — 43.1 mi, 243° SW
Navy Beach (Attraction) — 45.7 mi, 208° SW
South Tufa Area (Attraction) — 45.8 mi, 209° SW
Aspen Glen Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 47.0 mi, 272° W
Upside-Down House (Attraction) — 47.4 mi, 215° SW
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 49.8 mi, 229° SW · 743k acres
Perched Boulder (Attraction) — 56.7 mi, 206° SW
Dana Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 60.0 mi, 222° SW
Conness Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 60.3 mi, 222° SW
Minaret Cinemas (Cinema) — 63.9 mi, 197° S
Mammoth Museum (Museum) — 64.1 mi, 197° S
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.8 mi, 003° N · 165k acres
Dayton Museum (Museum) — 71.7 mi, 314° NW
The Genoa Gallery (Gallery) — 73.7 mi, 297° NW

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