Explore Indian Hills, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Indian Hills, 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 Indian Hills.
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 | Indian Hills |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Douglas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.091555 |
| Longitude | -119.797508 |
| Population | 5,962 |
| Density | 157.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 89705 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| County Seat | Minden |
| School District | Douglas County School District |
Indian Hills occupies a quiet expanse of high desert terrain where the earth takes on the muted, tawny colors of dried sage and oxidized stone. It lies 5.4 miles south of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 189°T), and is situated 4.2 miles northwest of Johnson Lane. This landscape opens into the expansive Carson Valley, a basin defined by the stark, clean lines of the horizon and the dry, thinning air of the Great Basin. To the west, the formidable Sierra Nevada rises in a jagged wall, casting long, cool shadows that stretch across the plains as the sun begins its descent. The Carson River winds through the lower reaches of the basin, providing a vital, silver ribbon of moisture that sustains the local flora. Residents of Indian Hills often watch the light shift from harsh gold to a bruised, dusty violet against the distant peaks, marking the slow passage of a high-altitude day.
Indian Hills shares in the rugged legacy of the region, where the promise of resource extraction and agricultural development once drew pioneers to the desert floor. The local economy now functions as a steady, quiet engine, moving away from the boom-and-bust cycles of early mining eras to support a modern, localized workforce. Residents find employment in trades and services that sustain the surrounding region, maintaining the infrastructure of the valley while preserving the open spaces between neighborhoods. James Lee Park serves as a central point for public gathering, offering a patch of managed green space that contrasts with the wild, scrubby expanse of the surrounding high desert. The steady pulse of daily industry in Indian Hills remains tied to the land’s capacity to support small-scale commerce and the necessary transit of goods through the valley.
Indian Hills fosters a character defined by self-reliance and a deliberate, measured pace of life that respects the vast, empty distances of the Nevada landscape. On quiet evenings, one might catch the scent of parched earth and pine drifting from the direction of the Carson Ranger District, a reminder of the proximity to the high-country wilderness. Visitors interested in local recreation often head toward Ambrosetti Pond, a modest but essential site for those seeking a moment of stillness near the water. While the region is largely defined by its natural solitude, it remains connected to the broader culture of the state, occasionally drawing those who appreciate the stark, unadorned beauty of the Great Basin. Indian Hills provides a grounding presence for those who live there, offering a life that is as clear and unpretentious as the desert sky itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Indian Hills, Nevada. Coordinates: 39.091555, -119.797508. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Indian Hills includes the ZIP code (89705), telephone area code (775), county seat of Douglas County (Minden), and school district assignment (Douglas County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |