Orovada Nevada Map
Explore Orovada, 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 Orovada, Nevada
How to Use This Orovada, Nevada Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Orovada, 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 Orovada.
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 | Orovada |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 41.549216 |
| Longitude | -117.823596 |
| Population | 117 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 89425 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| County Seat | Winnemucca |
| School District | Humboldt County School District |
About Orovada, Nevada
Orovada is a locality in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Orovada is located at 41.5492°N, 117.8236°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89425.Orovada occupies a vast, high-desert expanse where the horizon stretches thin and flat under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 116.8 miles west-northwest of Elko, NV (from Elko, NV: bearing 297°T), and is situated 41.3 miles north of Winnemucca. The landscape is defined by the austere presence of Sawtooth Mountain, which rises from the plains like a jagged tooth against the pale, bruised light of dawn. Nearby, the quiet course of Rock Creek cuts a thin, moisture-starved vein through the sagebrush, while the distant, arid reaches of Spring Canyon offer a stark reminder of the erosion that shapes this basin. The air here holds a sharp, metallic clarity, often swirling with fine dust that catches the orange glow of the sun as it dips toward the western edge of the Humboldt National Forest.
Orovada remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil, serving as an outpost for the agricultural industry that persists despite the unforgiving dryness of the Great Basin. The local economy relies on the cultivation of alfalfa and livestock, activities that have defined the character of the inhabitants since the earliest settlers established their claims on this stubborn, alkaline ground. While the Quinn River Lakes lie some distance away, their presence informs the regional geography, grounding a community that looks to the land for its survival rather than the ephemeral promise of the nearby mining boomtowns. Life in Orovada moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, marked by the long shadows of farm equipment and the seasonal labor required to sustain a livelihood in a region where the rain shadow of the western peaks dictates every cycle of growth.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Humboldt National Forest (National Forest) — 3.7 mi, 083° E · 2.4M acres
- Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.5 mi, 070° E · 32k acres
- Falls Creek Falls (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 125° SE
- Cordero (Historic Ruins) — 25.2 mi, 001° N
- N. Fork Of The Little Humboldt River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 31.8 mi, 080° E · 70k acres
- Disaster Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 32.8 mi, 326° NW · 30k acres
- Black Rock Desert Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 37.4 mi, 255° W · 315k acres
- Big Trout Creek (including East Fork) (Wild & Scenic River) — 37.9 mi, 326° NW · 6,191 acres
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Monument) — 38.9 mi, 173° S
- F-86 Sabre (Monument) — 38.9 mi, 173° S
- M3 Stuart (Monument) — 38.9 mi, 173° S
- West Little Owyhee Designated - Wild River (Wild & Scenic River) — 40.5 mi, 021° N · 13k acres
- Varyville (Historic Ruins) — 51.1 mi, 266° W
- Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.8 mi, 295° NW · 1.2M acres
- Borax Hot Springs (Attraction) — 67.1 mi, 324° NW
- Royal Peacock Opal Mine (Attraction) — 67.9 mi, 284° W
- Alvord Hot Springs (Attraction) — 77.8 mi, 332° NW
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About This Orovada Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Orovada, Nevada. Coordinates: 41.549216, -117.823596. 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 Orovada includes the ZIP code (89425), telephone area code (775), county seat of Humboldt County (Winnemucca), and school district assignment (Humboldt 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. |
