Ruth Nevada Map
Ruth, 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 Ruth, White Pine County.
Interactive Map of Ruth, Nevada
| City | Ruth |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | White Pine |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.278272 |
| Longitude | -114.989189 |
| Population | 298 |
| Density | 482.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Ruth, Nevada
Ruth is a locality in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 298. The population density is 482.5 people per km². Ruth is located at 39.2783°N, 114.9892°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89319.
Ruth rests in a vast, high desert basin, where the sky stretches like an unspooled bolt of blue silk, often swept by clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the ochre earth. It lies 152.0 miles north-west of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 317°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-north-west of Ely. The landscape is a study in stark, enduring beauty, a place where weathered mesas rise like ancient sentinels and the air, thin and dry, carries the scent of sagebrush and distant pine. Sparse vegetation clings to the slopes, a testament to resilience, while the silence here is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind and the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. Even the light seems different, a sharper, more direct illumination that can be blinding at midday but softens into hues of rose and lavender as the sun begins its descent, painting the rugged terrain with a ephemeral glow. Ruth’s character is inextricably tied to the mineral wealth that has been drawn from the surrounding mountains for generations. The echoes of its mining past are not just in the scarred earth and the skeletal remains of mine shafts, but in the very spirit of the people who have made their lives here, a resourceful and independent folk accustomed to the ebb and flow of boom and bust. The local economy, though diversified, still bears the imprint of the mines, a persistent hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The distinctive red dust, a constant companion, settles on everything, a soft, pervasive reminder of the earth’s bounty and the labor it demands, binding the present to a history of grit and perseverance.
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About This Ruth Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Ruth, 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 Ruth and White Pine County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ruth 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 Ruth 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. |
