Nelson Nevada Map
Explore Nelson, 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 Nelson, Nevada
How to Use This Nelson, Nevada Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nelson, 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 Nelson.
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 | Nelson |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Clark County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 35.717933 |
| Longitude | -114.83135 |
| Population | 22 |
| Density | 1.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 89046 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| County Seat | Las Vegas |
| School District | Clark County School District |
About Nelson, Nevada
Nelson is a locality in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 1.8 people per km². Nelson is located at 35.7179°N, 114.8314°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89046.Nelson occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the earth of Copper Canyon splits open to reveal veins of rusted sediment and jagged quartz. It lies 18.7 miles south of Boulder City, NV (from Boulder City, NV: bearing 179°T), and is situated 24.5 miles south-southeast of Henderson. The light here possesses a singular, unforgiving clarity, bleaching the shadows of Mount Duncan into sharp obsidian slivers against the beige desert floor. Gracy Wash carves a shallow, ephemeral scar through the grit, its path a reminder of the water that occasionally claims the silence of this arid basin. Beyond the immediate heat, the expansive Eldorado Wilderness Area stretches out, a vast and quiet kingdom of scrub and stone that holds the horizon in a perpetual, shimmering haze.
Nelson carries the weight of a century’s labor in its hollowed hills, where the skeletal remains of mining machinery stand as rusted monuments to the men who once chased gold through the dark. The local economy long ago traded the clatter of ore carts for the stillness of a landscape that now attracts the curious traveler rather than the prospector. To the east, the waters of Lake Mohave offer a sudden, cool contrast to the scorched earth, providing a destination for those seeking a respite from the relentless dry air. Life in Nelson moves with the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons, defined by the quiet endurance of a place that remains indifferent to the changing ambitions of the world outside its borders.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- El Dorado Canyon (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 156° SE
- Eldorado Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.3 mi, 034° NE · 32k acres
- Queho's Cave (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 110° E
- Techatticup Mine (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 110° E
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 090° E · 1.3M acres
- Piute/eldorado Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.2 mi, 193° S
- Ireteba Peaks Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.4 mi, 182° S · 33k acres
- Keyhole Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.1 mi, 270° W
- Keyhole Canyon Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 5.3 mi, 268° W
- Lake Mead Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 095° E
- Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 314° NW · 48k acres
- Cattle pen/ natural spring (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 254° W
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 359° N
- Large Road Gap Jump (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 355° N
- Bender Sender Road Gap Step Down (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 355° N
- Gap Jump (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 355° N
- Teeter Totter (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 355° N
- Gas Can/Chainwheel/Bullet Art (Public Artwork) — 20.2 mi, 331° NW
- Broadway Kids Academy (Arts Centre) — 22.4 mi, 336° NW
- Regal Green Valley Ranch Stadium 10 (Cinema) — 25.4 mi, 325° NW
- Mojave National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 28.0 mi, 213° SW · 1.5M acres
- Castle Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 28.1 mi, 212° SW · 21k acres
- Wiseguys Live Comedy (Theatre) — 31.0 mi, 321° NW
- Criss Angel Studios (Gallery) — 31.5 mi, 321° NW
- Carolee Theatre (Cinema) — 31.8 mi, 257° W
- House of Blues (Theatre) — 32.3 mi, 323° NW
- Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 32.7 mi, 192° S · 1.8M acres
- Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 36.2 mi, 292° W · 3.9M acres
- Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 36.2 mi, 292° W · 322k acres
- Grand Canyon National Park (National Park) — 52.2 mi, 066° NE · 1.2M acres
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About This Nelson Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nelson, Nevada. Coordinates: 35.717933, -114.83135. 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 Nelson includes the ZIP code (89046), telephone area code (702, 725), county seat of Clark County (Las Vegas), and school district assignment (Clark 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. |
