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Smith Valley Nevada Map

Explore Smith Valley, 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 Smith Valley, Nevada

How to Use This Smith Valley, Nevada Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Smith Valley, 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 Smith Valley.

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	Smith Valley
State	Nevada (NV)
County	Lyon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.786902
Longitude	-119.368659
Population	1,710
Density	6.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	89430, 89444
Area Code	775
County Seat	Yerington
School District	Lyon County School District

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About Smith Valley, Nevada

Smith Valley is a locality in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,710. The population density is 6.5 people per km². Smith Valley is located at 38.7869°N, 119.3687°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 89430, 89444.

Smith Valley unfolds as a vast, sun-drenched basin where the arid floor meets the sharp, indigo silhouettes of the Sierra Nevada rising twenty-four miles to the west. It lies 23.0 miles east-southeast of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (from Gardnerville Ranchos, NV: bearing 105°T), and is situated 15.5 miles southwest of Yerington. The air here holds a crisp, thin clarity, tasting of dry sagebrush and the distant, cool breath of the Toiyabe National Forest that skirts the perimeter of the landscape. Desert Creek carves a thin, verdant ribbon through the alkaline dust, its seasonal pulse providing the only reprieve from the relentless golden light that stretches across the plains. Beyond the immediate reach of the valley floor, the terrain yields to high-desert scrub, where the silence is broken only by the sudden, dry rattle of wind through brittle grass and the shifting shadows cast by the afternoon sun.

Agriculture defines the rhythm of Smith Valley, as the local economy leans heavily upon the irrigation of fertile fields that contrast sharply against the rugged, unyielding geology. Irrigation pivots trace emerald circles across the earth, a testament to the persistent human endeavor to coax life from the rain shadow cast by the distant peaks. Toiyabe National Forest, located just three miles away, serves as a wilder, forested expanse that offers a stark contrast to the cultivated rows of hay and grain. Near the Nuti Reservoir, the land turns quiet and reflective, the water acting as a silver mirror for the expansive, cloudless sky that defines the interior character of this region. Residents maintain a life governed by the seasonal cycles of the harvest, moving with a deliberate, steady pace that acknowledges the isolation of the basin and the immense, open scale of the surrounding terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.5 mi, 272° W · 13k acres
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 185° S · 3.9M acres
Hoye Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 218° SW
Alkali Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 001° N
Topaz Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 233° SW
Topaz Lake Public Fishing Area (National Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 226° SW · 402 acres
Slinkard Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.1 mi, 221° SW
Slinkard / Little Antelope Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 226° SW
Slinkard Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.6 mi, 231° SW · 6,302 acres
Barney Riley (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 265° W
Wovoka Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.0 mi, 129° SE · 49k acres
Aspen Glen Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.0 mi, 202° S
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.8 mi, 220° SW · 159k acres
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 268° W
Palmyra Town Site (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 345° N
Palmyra Mining Camp (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 345° N
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 28.0 mi, 282° W · 703k acres
Genoa Fault Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 28.6 mi, 299° NW
The Genoa Gallery (Gallery) — 29.8 mi, 300° NW
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 325° NW
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 33.0 mi, 291° W
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 33.0 mi, 291° W
The Loft (Theatre) — 33.0 mi, 291° W
Pacific Crest Gallery (Gallery) — 33.0 mi, 291° W
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 33.1 mi, 292° W
Van Gogh & Vino (Arts Centre) — 33.3 mi, 320° NW
Dayton Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 339° N
Nevada Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 33.5 mi, 322° NW
Old US Mint (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 321° NW
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 43.2 mi, 196° S · 743k acres

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