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Topaz Lake Nevada Map

Explore Topaz Lake, 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 Topaz Lake, Nevada

How to Use This Topaz Lake, Nevada Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Topaz Lake, 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 Topaz Lake.

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	Topaz Lake
State	Nevada (NV)
County	Douglas County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.695741
Longitude	-119.544057
Population	202
Density	65.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89410
Area Code	775
County Seat	Minden
School District	Douglas County School District

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About Topaz Lake, Nevada

Topaz Lake is a locality in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 202. The population density is 65.7 people per km². Topaz Lake is located at 38.6957°N, 119.5441°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89410.

Topaz Lake mirrors the vast, cloud-streaked expanse of the Nevada sky, its crystalline waters held firmly within a basin of sagebrush and high-desert scrub. It lies 17.0 miles southeast of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (from Gardnerville Ranchos, NV: bearing 141°T), and is situated 34.5 miles south-southeast of Carson City. Nevada Creek carves a quiet path through the surrounding terrain, feeding into the basin and sustaining the sparse, hardy flora that clings to the arid earth. To the west, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada loom on the horizon, their massive silhouettes anchoring the view as the afternoon light shifts from a stark, golden brilliance to a bruised, deepening violet. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of crushed juniper and sun-baked stone, a stillness that seems to amplify the occasional call of a raptor circling the thermals above the brush.

Topaz Lake serves as a singular point of respite for the traveler, its presence defined by the rugged interface between the arid lowlands and the protected reaches of the Toiyabe National Forest. Beyond the immediate water, the landscape transitions toward the open expanse of Slinkard Valley, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow migration of shadows across the hills. The local economy relies on the quiet persistence of those who find value in this remote stretch of land, balancing the needs of visitors drawn to the water’s edge with the realities of life in the rain shadow of the great western peaks. History here is marked by the deliberate pace of those who built lives in the shadow of the mountains, far from the frantic hum of the state’s neon centers, finding a solitary contentment in the high-altitude silence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Topaz Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 081° E
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 254° W · 3.9M acres
Topaz Lake Public Fishing Area (National Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 182° S · 402 acres
Slinkard Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.4 mi, 199° S
Slinkard / Little Antelope Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 198° S
Slinkard Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.5 mi, 214° SW · 6,302 acres
Heenan Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 242° SW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 277° W
Hoye Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 070° E
Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.9 mi, 019° N · 13k acres
Barney Riley (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 306° NW
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.6 mi, 197° S · 159k acres
Aspen Glen Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.7 mi, 165° S
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 293° NW
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.9 mi, 250° W · 104k acres
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 17.7 mi, 245° SW · 703k acres
John G Meyer (Viewpoint) — 23.8 mi, 270° W
Kit Carson Historical Monument (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 270° W
The Genoa Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 323° NW
Linder Grove (Nature Reserve) — 27.3 mi, 287° W
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 28.0 mi, 310° NW
The Loft (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 310° NW
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 310° NW
Pacific Crest Gallery (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 310° NW
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 311° NW
Columns of the Giants (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 210° SW
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 28.6 mi, 306° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 239° SW
Round Hill Pines Beach Resort (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 313° NW
Zephyr Cove Beach (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 315° NW

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