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Atqasuk Alaska Map

Explore Atqasuk, 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 Atqasuk, Alaska

How to Use This Atqasuk, Alaska Map

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

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	Atqasuk
State	Alaska (AK)
County	North Slope
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	70.480786
Longitude	-157.325459
Population	276
Density	2.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99791
Area Code	907
School District	North Slope Borough School District

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About Atqasuk, Alaska

Atqasuk is a locality in North Slope, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 276. The population density is 2.7 people per km². Atqasuk is located at 70.4808°N, 157.3255°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Atqasuk is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99791.

Atqasuk occupies a vast, treeless expanse of tundra where the horizon stretches toward an infinite, pale sky. It lies 461.3 miles north-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 331°T), and is situated 58.4 miles south-southwest of Utqiaġvik. The land around Atqasuk manifests as a low-lying, sprawling plain, punctuated by the quiet, reflective presence of Ikmakrak Lake just a short distance away. Water flows through the landscape in the form of the Usuktuk River, which carves a modest, winding path through the permafrost. During the fleeting summer, the earth softens, revealing a carpet of mosses and hardy flora that glow with an intense, singular vitality under the low-hanging subarctic light. While the Brooks Range remains a distant, jagged silhouette far beyond the edge of vision, the immediate environment possesses an austere, open grandeur that demands a quiet respect from any traveler crossing its path.

Atqasuk maintains an enduring connection to the traditional lifeways of the Iñupiat, who have long found sustenance and shelter within this challenging inland terrain. The local economy and daily rhythm remain deeply rooted in subsistence practices, where the harvest of regional resources dictates the seasonal movement of the people. Modern life in Atqasuk functions through a small, resilient infrastructure that supports the necessity of bush plane transport, ensuring that the community remains connected despite its isolation from larger administrative centers. History here is kept alive through the transmission of oral traditions and a collective stewardship of the land, creating a social fabric that feels remarkably steady. Life in Atqasuk moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, reflecting a deep-seated adaptation to the extreme climate and the immense, silent scale of the northern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial (Monument) — 46.9 mi, 007° N
Funakoshi Memorial (Public Artwork) — 57.0 mi, 012° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 57.5 mi, 012° N
Iñupiat Heritage Center (Museum) — 57.9 mi, 013° N
Piġniq (Historic Ruins) — 61.9 mi, 015° N
Nuvuk (Historic Ruins) — 65.2 mi, 017° N
Northern Most point of the United States of America (Attraction) — 65.5 mi, 017° N

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