West Wendover Nevada Map
Explore West Wendover, 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 West Wendover, Nevada
How to Use This West Wendover, Nevada Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Wendover, 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 West Wendover.
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 | West Wendover |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Elko County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 40.739097 |
| Longitude | -114.073345 |
| Population | 4,512 |
| Density | 233.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 89883 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| County Seat | Elko |
| School District | Elko County School District |
About West Wendover, Nevada
West Wendover is a locality in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,512. The population density is 233.0 people per km². West Wendover is located at 40.7391°N, 114.0733°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. West Wendover is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 89883.West Wendover emerges from the stark, arid expanse of the high desert as a solitary flickering ember against the vast, dark velvet of the Great Basin. It lies 79.2 miles east of Spring Creek, NV (from Spring Creek, NV: bearing 89°T), and is situated 94.2 miles west of Tooele. The horizon is defined by the jagged silhouette of Bears Claw, which looms with a rugged indifference over the scrub-dusted plains and the deep, silent shadows of Dairy Canyon. Here, the air holds a brittle, crystalline quality, especially as twilight descends to wash the basin in shades of bruised violet and copper. Within the West Wendover Recreation District, the ground remains hard-packed and ancient, offering little shelter from the winds that scour the earth, yet the starkness possesses a quiet, singular gravity that commands the gaze of any traveler passing through the desolation.
History in West Wendover is carved from the necessity of transit, born from the iron veins of the railroad and the relentless pull of the long, lonely highway that binds the state together. The local economy pulses with the rhythmic glow of gaming and hospitality, providing a neon-lit sanctuary for those traversing the emptiness between the distant, unseen horizons. While life here feels dictated by the unrelenting climate, the community maintains a steady, industrious character, drawing its sustenance from the commerce of the road rather than the nearby waters of Playa Reservoir or the seasonal trickles of Pilot Creek. The resilience of the people mirrors the landscape, existing in a space where time is measured not by soft, shifting seasons, but by the persistent, unblinking endurance of the desert sun.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Wendover Will (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 016° N
- Lincoln Highway Memorial (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 019° N
- West Wendover Recreation District (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 110° E
- West Wendover Equistrian Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 167° S
- Scobie Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 102° E
- Enola Gay Memorial (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 099° E
- Wendover Cinemas (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 084° E
- Danger Cave State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 084° E
- Bluebell Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.1 mi, 271° W · 54k acres
- Bonneville Salt Flats Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.9 mi, 086° E
- Bonneville Salt Lakes (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 070° E
- Goshute Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.0 mi, 232° SW · 70k acres
- Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 235° SW
- Salt Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.0 mi, 180° S
- Metaphor: The Tree of Utah (Public Artwork) — 27.3 mi, 091° E
- Chicken Hole Base (Attraction) — 31.7 mi, 000° N
- Old Ivapah Trading Post (Historic Ruins) — 47.2 mi, 174° S
- East Humboldts Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 51.5 mi, 278° W · 37k acres
- Humboldt National Forest (National Forest) — 53.1 mi, 299° NW · 2.4M acres
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center (Museum) — 53.2 mi, 299° NW
- Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 56.1 mi, 110° E · 104k acres
- Large microwave antennas. (Attraction) — 58.6 mi, 296° NW
- Republic of Zaqistan (Attraction) — 59.0 mi, 035° NE
- Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 78.5 mi, 014° N · 1.8M acres
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About This West Wendover Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Wendover, Nevada. Coordinates: 40.739097, -114.073345. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for West Wendover includes the ZIP code (89883), telephone area code (775), county seat of Elko County (Elko), and school district assignment (Elko County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
