Explore Johnson Lane, 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 Johnson Lane, 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 Johnson Lane.
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 | Johnson Lane |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Douglas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.064241 |
| Longitude | -119.720245 |
| Population | 6,409 |
| Density | 113.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 89423 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| County Seat | Minden |
| School District | Douglas County School District |
Johnson Lane occupies a wide, arid expanse where the desert floor meets the base of high, rugged peaks. It lies 8.4 miles south-southeast of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 163°T), and is situated 4.2 miles southeast of Indian Hills. The landscape is dominated by a vast, open basin that catches the long, amber light of sunset against the distant Sierra Nevada. To the west, the horizon holds the sharp, jagged silhouettes of these mountains, while the lower elevations are covered in hardy sagebrush that turns a soft, muted silver in the wind. Three miles to the east, the Carson Valley stretches out in a flat, expansive reach of earth and scrub. Water is a rare and quiet presence here, marked only by the modest flow of Heyburn Ditch and the still, shallow basin of Ambrosetti Pond. The air in Johnson Lane carries a dry, sharp clarity that makes the coming of night feel sudden and absolute.
Johnson Lane grew from the persistent efforts of settlers who carved a life out of the high desert through ranching and small-scale agriculture. The local economy remains tethered to the land, supported by a mix of light industry and the commerce generated by the surrounding region. While the era of grand mining booms has long since faded into the quietude of the basin, the grit of those early laborers remains in the deep foundations of the local geography. Residents often find work in the trades or service sectors that support the steady, unpretentious growth of the wider valley. The distance to the Carson Ranger District ensures that the rhythms of the natural world, rather than industrial sprawl, dictate the pace of daily existence. Life in Johnson Lane moves with a deliberate, steady consistency that honors the labor of the past.
Cultural life in Johnson Lane centers on the simple connection of neighbors and the shared stewardship of the high-desert environment. Johnson Lane Park serves as the primary gathering place, providing a modest patch of green where the community organizes around local activities and seasonal gatherings. The character of the people is forged in the silence of the wide-open plains, where the vast sky creates a sense of profound scale that humbles the individual. While the area does not host the clamor of famous figures or grand monuments, it possesses a quiet dignity found in the way the light shifts across the sage. The evenings are marked by the distant, faint glow of civilization, but the nights belong to the stars and the immense, dark stillness of the basin. This place remains a testament to the quiet endurance of those who choose to live where the earth is vast and the horizon is wide.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Johnson Lane, Nevada. Coordinates: 39.064241, -119.720245. 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 Johnson Lane includes the ZIP code (89423), 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. |