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Brevig Mission Alaska Map

Explore Brevig Mission, 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 Brevig Mission, Alaska

How to Use This Brevig Mission, Alaska Map

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

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	Brevig Mission
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Nome
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Nome)

Latitude	65.343196
Longitude	-166.508946
Population	428
Density	67.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99785
Area Code	907
School District	Bering Strait School District

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About Brevig Mission, Alaska

Brevig Mission is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 428. The population density is 67.9 people per km². Brevig Mission is located at 65.3432°N, 166.5089°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Brevig Mission is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99785.

Brevig Mission occupies a vast, hushed expanse where the subarctic light stretches across the tundra in long, amber ribbons during the quiet hours of dusk. It lies 542.7 miles west-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 282°T), and is situated 65.7 miles north-northwest of Nome. The landscape surrounding Brevig Mission is defined by the sharp, imposing presence of the Red Mountains, which rise only two miles away to anchor the horizon with their jagged, weathered stone. Shelman Creek winds through the low-lying plains, its currents carving a subtle, serpentine path through the earth that remains frozen for much of the year. The air here holds a crystalline clarity, sharpened by the immense scale of an interior wilderness that seems to swallow sound and demand a profound, contemplative stillness from those who walk its moss-covered ground.

Historical echoes reside in the resilience of those who settled this interior expanse, finding a way to thrive amidst the harsh, sweeping winds and the deep, enduring cold. The local economy remains tethered to the traditional rhythms of the land, where the seasonal movement of wildlife and the gathering of resources dictate the pace of life far more than any clock. Raven and grizzly country defines the perimeter of daily existence, a reminder of the wild, untamed nature that persists just beyond the reach of the settlement's structures. Life in Brevig Mission moves with a quiet, deliberate gravity, shaped by the necessity of preparation and a deep, unspoken respect for the formidable environment that hums with a quiet, ancient vitality.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mount Osborn Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 31.7 mi, 143° SE
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 36.4 mi, 358° N · 2.7M acres
Bering Land Bridge National Park and Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 36.4 mi, 358° N
Kurigitavik Mound (Historic Ruins) — 48.8 mi, 293° NW
Ryan Air plane crash (1989) (Attraction) — 60.2 mi, 171° S
World's Biggest Gold Pan (Attraction) — 66.6 mi, 151° SE
Anvil City Square Park (Local Park) — 66.6 mi, 151° SE
Roald Amundsen (Public Artwork) — 66.7 mi, 151° SE
Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center (Museum) — 66.7 mi, 151° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 67.0 mi, 150° SE
Swanberg's Dredge (Monument) — 67.6 mi, 150° SE

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