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Virginia City Nevada Map

Explore Virginia City, 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 Virginia City, Nevada

How to Use This Virginia City, Nevada Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Virginia City, 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 Virginia City.

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	Virginia City
State	Nevada (NV)
County	Storey County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.309634
Longitude	-119.649624
Population	787
Density	350.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89440
Area Code	775
County Seat	Virginia City
School District	Storey County School District

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About Virginia City, Nevada

Virginia City is a locality in Storey County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 787. The population density is 350.5 people per km². Virginia City is located at 39.3096°N, 119.6496°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89440.

Virginia City occupies a precarious perch above the rugged, sun-bleached expanse of Spanish Ravine, where the terrain rises in harsh, ochre folds toward the distant Sierra Nevada. It lies 5.9 miles north-northwest of Dayton, NV (from Dayton, NV: bearing 329°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Washoe Valley. Virginia Creek traces a narrow, serpentine path through the arid landscape, its intermittent flow serving as a quiet witness to the dry, thin air that defines this high-altitude environment. To the west, the landscape is punctuated by the sharp, vertical descent of Jumbo Falls, while the stillness of Divide Reservoir provides a singular, reflective counterpoint to the relentless austerity of the surrounding sagebrush plains. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar clarity, casting long, bruised shadows across the rocky slopes and illuminating the stark, mineral-rich earth in shades of deep copper and slate.

History clings to the weathered facades of Virginia City, a place forged by the frantic, subterranean hunger of the Comstock Lode. The economy, once dictated by the volatile rhythms of silver extraction, now sustains itself through the preservation of its nineteenth-century character, drawing those who seek to walk the same boardwalks that once supported the weight of prospectors and financiers alike. Beyond the commercial storefronts, the nearby Legend-Williams Combleaf Habitat Area of Critical Environmental Concern serves as a testament to the preservation of the native flora that persists in the rain shadow of the western ranges. Daily life unfolds with a deliberate pace, colored by the creak of wooden structures and the persistent, dry whistle of the wind that sweeps across the basin, reminding every inhabitant of the thin, fragile line between human endeavor and the uncompromising Nevada landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

S H & N Mill - Former Site of (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 180° S
William Sharon (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 258° W
Haunted Washoe Club Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 236° SW
Ponderosa Mine Tour (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 259° W
Dowling's Blacksmith Shop (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 276° W
Piper Opera House (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 343° N
Legend-Williams Combleaf Habitat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.7 mi, 296° NW
Dayton State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 143° SE
Peace Pole (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 081° E
Molossia's Bottle Forest (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 081° E
Dead Dog War Battlefield (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 081° E
Molhenge (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 081° E
Washoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 247° SW
Carson Valley Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 218° SW
Rolling A Open Space (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 105° E
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 7.1 mi, 309° NW · 3.9M acres
Scripps Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 270° W
Rolling Hills (Galena Terrace) (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 305° NW
Bently (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 180° S
Pelican Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 9.0 mi, 333° NW
Lagomarsino Canyon Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 026° NE
Whittell Forest And Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 256° W
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 328° NW
Old US Mint (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 213° SW
Van Gogh & Vino (Arts Centre) — 12.2 mi, 211° SW
Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.6 mi, 287° W · 31k acres
Laika Press (Arts Centre) — 16.1 mi, 329° NW
Eagle Framing & Art Gallery (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 330° NW
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 19.1 mi, 265° W · 895k acres
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.9 mi, 227° SW · 64k acres

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