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Welcome to Virginia City Highlands ...

Virginia City Highlands is located in Storey County<1>.

Virginia City Highlands is 5,980 feet [1,823 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Virginia City Highlands is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Virginia City Highlands lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Virginia City Highlands: 775

Communities near Virginia City Highlands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Virginia City Highlands.

  • Reno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Reno is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <3>
  • Sparks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Flowery City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowery City is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
  • Steamboat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
  • Gold Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • American City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • American City is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
  • American Flat ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • American Flat is located in Storey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
  • Carson Rapids City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Virginia City Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virginia City Highlands.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virginia City Highlands. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virginia City Highlands.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginia City Highlands. See our Newspapers Page for Virginia City Highlands.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virginia City Highlands ...

Looking for more information about Virginia City Highlands? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Virginia City Highlands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Virginia City Highlands.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Storey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Virginia City Highlands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.