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Buckland Alaska Map

Explore Buckland, 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 Buckland, Alaska

How to Use This Buckland, Alaska Map

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

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	Buckland
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Northwest Arctic
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	65.979722
Longitude	-161.123056
Population	550
Density	249.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99727
Area Code	907
School District	Northwest Arctic Borough School District

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About Buckland, Alaska

Buckland is a locality in Northwest Arctic, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 550. The population density is 249.2 people per km². Buckland is located at 65.9797°N, 161.1231°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Buckland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99727.

Buckland occupies a vast, hushed expanse of subarctic tundra, where the earth stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, jagged shadows of the Selawik Hills. It lies 389.8 miles west-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 287°T), and is situated 75.4 miles south-southeast of Kotzebue. The land here holds a quiet, austere gravity, characterized by low, mossy ridges and the persistent, winding presence of Koobuk Creek, which carves its path through the permafrost with a slow, deliberate grace. In the autumn, the foliage transforms into a mosaic of burnt orange and copper, catching a low-angled, amber light that seems to linger, unwilling to surrender to the encroaching gray of the long winters. Fifteen miles away, the Nulato Hills (Ksp) Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves the rugged integrity of the interior, acting as a silent sentinel over the untamed plains that surround the settlement.

Buckland remains a place where the rhythms of life are dictated by the seasonal shifts of the interior wilderness, deeply rooted in the traditional knowledge of the Iñupiat people who have long inhabited these plains. The economy functions through a blend of subsistence practices and localized commerce, where the movement of goods relies upon the ingenuity of bush plane transport rather than traditional road networks. Daily existence in Buckland possesses a distinct, unadorned resilience; the residents navigate a landscape where the immense scale of the geography demands a profound respect for the elements. Whether through the seasonal gathering of resources or the quiet persistence of school and social life, the people maintain a legacy of endurance that mirrors the stoic, enduring nature of the tundra itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nulato Hills (Ksp) Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.4 mi, 128° SE
Chamisso Island Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 311° NW
Chamisso Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.3 mi, 311° NW · 418 acres
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.4 mi, 355° N · 5.4M acres
Inglutalik River (Ksp) Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 55.9 mi, 165° S
Trail Creek Caves (Historic Ruins) — 66.0 mi, 260° W
Selawik Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 67.9 mi, 030° NE · 242k acres

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