Wendover Utah Map
Explore Wendover, Utah, 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 Wendover, Utah
How to Use This Wendover, Utah Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wendover, Utah. 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 Utah 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 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 | Wendover |
| State | Utah (UT) |
| County | Tooele County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 40.724024 |
| Longitude | -114.025099 |
| Population | 1,115 |
| Density | 48.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 84083 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| County Seat | Tooele |
| School District | Tooele School District |
About Wendover, Utah
Wendover is a locality in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,115. The population density is 48.2 people per km². Wendover is located at 40.7240°N, 114.0251°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Wendover is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84083.Wendover persists as a low, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches indefinitely across a flat, alkaline basin. It lies 83.0 miles west of Grantsville, UT (from Grantsville, UT: bearing 277°T), and is situated 1.9 miles east of West Wendover. The sharp, rugged silhouette of the Bears Claw rises abruptly from the desert floor, casting long, violet shadows that stretch toward the mouth of Dairy Canyon as the afternoon heat begins to wane. A profound, arid silence hangs over the landscape, broken only by the occasional rush of wind across the cracked earth, which remains parched and pale in the relentless glare. Nearby, the archaeological significance of Danger Cave State Park offers a quiet reminder of the deep, enduring human connection to this austere terrain, while the sparse, hardy scrub brush clinging to the soil seems to pulse with a stubborn, singular vitality.
Wendover functions as a peculiar junction of transit and industry, where the legacy of transcontinental travel shapes the rhythm of daily life. The regional economy leans into the steady movement of commerce and the allure of the gaming industry, drawing a distinct population to the edge of the state line. Water remains a precious, distant commodity, with the modest flow of Pilot Creek and the seasonal presence of Playa Reservoir providing the only relief to the unrelenting dryness of the basin. Despite the isolation, the character of Wendover is defined by a utilitarian resilience, a place where the infrastructure of modern passage intersects with a stark, ancient geography that demands a certain tenacity from those who call it home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Long Distance Telephone Memorial (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 311° NW
- Danger Cave State Park (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 357° N
- Wendover Cinemas (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 322° NW
- Scobie Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 299° NW
- Enola Gay Memorial (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 299° NW
- West Wendover Recreation District (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 295° NW
- West Wendover Equistrian Park (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 283° W
- Lincoln Highway Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 295° NW
- Bonneville Salt Flats Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.6 mi, 073° E
- Bonneville Salt Lakes (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 057° NE
- Bluebell Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.7 mi, 278° W · 54k acres
- Salt Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.0 mi, 184° S
- Goshute Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.2 mi, 227° SW · 70k acres
- Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 244° SW
- Metaphor: The Tree of Utah (Public Artwork) — 24.8 mi, 088° E
- Chicken Hole Base (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 356° N
- Old Ivapah Trading Post (Historic Ruins) — 45.9 mi, 177° S
- Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 53.4 mi, 110° E · 104k acres
- East Humboldts Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.1 mi, 278° W · 37k acres
- Humboldt National Forest (National Forest) — 55.8 mi, 299° NW · 2.4M acres
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center (Museum) — 55.9 mi, 299° NW
- Republic of Zaqistan (Attraction) — 58.5 mi, 032° NE
- Large microwave antennas. (Attraction) — 61.3 mi, 295° NW
- Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 79.0 mi, 012° N · 1.8M acres
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About This Wendover Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wendover, Utah. Coordinates: 40.724024, -114.025099. 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 Wendover includes the ZIP code (84083), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of Tooele County (Tooele), and school district assignment (Tooele 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. |
