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Barrow Alaska Map

Explore Barrow, 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 Barrow, Alaska

How to Use This Barrow, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	71.2906
Longitude	-156.7887
Population	4,581
Density	0.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99723
Area Code	907

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About Barrow, Alaska

Barrow is a locality in North Slope, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,581. The population density is 0.4 people per km². Barrow is located at 71.2906°N, 156.7887°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99723.

Barrow occupies a vast, treeless expanse of northern tundra where the horizon stretches into a seamless, pale gray veil. It lies 500.2 miles north-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 337°T). The terrain around Barrow is defined by the subtle, persistent rise and fall of the earth, a flat and frozen prairie that rolls gently toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Brooks Range. A mile from the settlement, the quiet waters of Isatkoak Lagoon hold the flat light of the sun, reflecting a sky that seems to possess more depth than the solid ground. Three miles away, the narrow, winding path of Beaded Creek cuts through the permafrost, carving a modest channel through the moss and lichen that cling to the cold soil. Everywhere, the landscape feels immense and indifferent, a sprawling wilderness where the wind carries the dry, sharp scent of lichen and ancient, compacted snow.

Unknown Park encompasses the immediate surroundings of Barrow, preserving a silence that has defined this region for generations. The history of the area is etched into the resilience of those who have long relied on the land, maintaining a subsistence culture that persists alongside the modern machinery of the energy industry. Small bush planes drone overhead like distant insects, serving as the primary link for a population that manages the challenges of a remote, demanding climate with quiet endurance. Daily life in Barrow follows the shifting requirements of the seasons, where the light at dusk transforms the landscape into a deep, bruised violet, casting long shadows across the tundra. Despite the influence of external technology, the fundamental character of the locality remains anchored to the endurance of the land and the stark, uncompromising beauty of a world stripped to its barest elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 005° N
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 132° SE
Funakoshi Memorial (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 239° SW
Iñupiat Heritage Center (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 056° NE
Piġniq (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 047° NE
Nuvuk (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 047° NE
Northern Most point of the United States of America (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 047° NE

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