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Anderson Alaska Map

Explore Anderson, Alaska, 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 Anderson, Alaska

How to Use This Anderson, Alaska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Anderson, Alaska. 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 Alaska 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 Anderson.

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	Anderson
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Denali
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	64.308281
Longitude	-149.163187
Population	177
Density	1.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	99744, 99704
Area Code	907
School District	Denali Borough School District

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About Anderson, Alaska

Anderson is a locality in Denali, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 1.6 people per km². Anderson is located at 64.3083°N, 149.1632°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Anderson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 99744, 99704.

Anderson occupies a quiet stretch of interior wilderness where the subarctic light stretches shadows across the flat, moss-covered muskeg and dense spruce thickets. It lies 54.2 miles southwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 230°T), and is situated 55.4 miles southwest of Fairbanks. The air here carries a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as the sun dips low, revealing the vast, silent scale of the interior landscape. Five miles away, Glacier Creek winds through the brush, its cold waters marking the rhythm of the thaw, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Alaska Range looms against the horizon like a pale, serrated blade. Beyond the immediate clearing, the terrain deepens into the dense, untamed expanse of the Tanana Valley State Forest, a sprawling reach of timber that defines the horizon in every direction.

Anderson serves as a resilient outpost, its history tied to the pragmatic necessity of surviving in a land that demands self-reliance and patience. The local economy persists through a mix of small-scale industry and the seasonal cycles of the interior, where the work of maintenance and seasonal preparation dictates the daily pace. Residents often travel toward the quiet stillness of Les Lake for a brief respite, finding a singular peace in the way the water mirrors the shifting colors of the sky. Life in Anderson moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, reflecting a deep-seated connection to the land that remains indifferent to the passing of time, punctuated only by the distant hum of machinery or the sudden, sharp call of a raven.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Historic Alaska Railroad Depot Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 006° N
Nenana Ice Classic (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 007° N
Tanana Valley State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 18.7 mi, 010° N
Denali National Park (National Park) — 21.5 mi, 184° S · 4.7M acres
Minto Flats State Game Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 22.5 mi, 005° N
Dry Creek Archeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 27.9 mi, 171° S
Magic Bus Replica (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 172° S
Denali Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.1 mi, 180° S · 2.1M acres
Former Magic Bus location (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 211° SW
Kantishna Gallery (Gallery) — 39.5 mi, 168° S
Temsco Helicopters (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 168° S
Resting Grizzly (Public Artwork) — 40.6 mi, 169° S
Denali Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 41.4 mi, 191° S
Ester Community Park (Local Park) — 50.4 mi, 042° NE
West Valley Little League (Undeveloped) (Local Park) — 53.1 mi, 046° NE
UAF Planet Walk Start (Sun) (Museum) — 54.3 mi, 045° NE
Black Brant IX sounding rocket (Monument) — 54.5 mi, 045° NE
Interior Alaska Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 56.4 mi, 049° NE
Alaska Mining Hall of Fame (Museum) — 56.4 mi, 048° NE
Barnette's Landing (Monument) — 56.5 mi, 048° NE
Bouchard's International Dog Mushing and Sled Museum (Museum) — 56.6 mi, 049° NE
Fairbanks Ice Museum (Museum) — 56.6 mi, 049° NE
White Alice Communications Station (Historic Ruins) — 70.2 mi, 044° NE
James Dalton Highway Corridor (State Conservation Area) — 78.5 mi, 006° N

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