Preston Nevada Map
Preston, Nevada — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Preston, White Pine County.
Interactive Map of Preston, Nevada
| City | Preston |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | White Pine |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 38.913553 |
| Longitude | -115.060573 |
| Population | 257 |
| Density | 62.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Preston, Nevada
Preston is a locality in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 257. The population density is 62.4 people per km². Preston is located at 38.9136°N, 115.0606°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89317.
Preston rests within a vast, ochre-dusted expanse, a place where the sky seems to stretch infinitely. It lies 138.0 miles north-west of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 309°T), and is situated 24.8 miles south-south-west of Ely. The land here is a study in muted tones: sagebrush carpets the rolling hills, punctuated by the stark, skeletal forms of juniper trees clinging to rocky outcrops. The air, when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, clean scent of dust and resilient desert flora, and the light itself seems to thicken, casting long, ethereal shadows that transform the familiar contours of the landscape into something ancient and profound. Here, the silence is not empty, but a resonant hum of wind whistling through canyons and the distant, almost imperceptible stirrings of unseen creatures in the scrub. The character of Preston is inextricably tied to the earth it inhabits and the whispers of its past. This is a landscape that has long drawn those seeking fortune and solitude, its history etched in the remnants of mining endeavors that once pulsed with vibrant, if fleeting, life. The local economy, while perhaps less boisterous than in its boomtown days, still finds its footing in the sturdy resilience of its people and a quiet dependence on the land's resources. The very feel of Preston is one of patient endurance, a place where life moves with the measured cadence of the seasons, unhurried by the clamor of the outside world, and where the stark beauty of the Nevada desert offers a constant, profound reminder of nature's enduring power.
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About This Preston Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Preston, Nevada with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Preston and White Pine County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Preston is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Preston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
