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Buffalo Soapstone Alaska Map

Explore Buffalo Soapstone, 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 Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska

How to Use This Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska Map

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

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	Buffalo Soapstone
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Matanuska-Susitna
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	61.684439
Longitude	-149.121172
Population	1,021
Density	17.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99645
Area Code	907
School District	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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About Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska

Buffalo Soapstone is a locality in Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,021. The population density is 17.8 people per km². Buffalo Soapstone is located at 61.6844°N, 149.1212°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99645.

Buffalo Soapstone occupies a quiet stretch of interior land where the subarctic light stretches shadows long across the spruce and willow thickets. It lies 6.9 miles east-northeast of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 61°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-northeast of Gateway. The Matanuska River pulls glacial silt through the landscape just a mile away, its gray, braided currents carving a path through the lowlands that define the physical character of Buffalo Soapstone. To the north, the terrain rises toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Alaska Range, visible only when the atmosphere clears of its frequent, low-hanging mist. The proximity of the Matanuska Valley Moose Range ensures that the rhythm of the woods remains sovereign here, as the heavy, still air of the interior forest holds a silence that suggests the immense scale of the wilderness beyond.

Human history in Buffalo Soapstone traces back to the pragmatic efforts of those who sought to harvest the land’s raw potential, leaving behind a legacy of resilience against the long, dark winters. The local economy relies on a mixture of small-scale resource management and the steady, unpretentious commerce of inland life, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Residents often look toward the nearby Tsadaka Canyon to understand the deep geological shifts that shaped this territory, while the distant Mint Glacier remains a cold, silent sentinel on the horizon. Life in Buffalo Soapstone moves with the seasonal cycle of the taiga, where the arrival of the first frost is a more significant event than the calendar, and the presence of the wild is a constant, quiet neighbor to every hearth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Matanuska Valley Moose Range (State Resource Management Area) — 0.1 mi, 360° N
Musk Ox Farm (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 184° S
Government Peak Unit Northern Sub-Unit (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 287° W
Little Susitna Recreation River (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 287° W
Gateway Scenic Overlook (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 297° NW
Scenic Overlook (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 298° NW
Hagen Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 177° S
Matanuska River Park (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 169° S
Sherrod Soccer \ Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 170° S
Hatcher Pass Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 354° N
Sutton Coal Wash Plant (Historic Ruins) — 8.2 mi, 078° E
Where the Matanuska RIver Flows (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 208° SW
Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 191° S
Red Barn (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 251° W
The Bomber Wreck (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 000° N
Chugach State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 176° S
Curtis D. Menard Memorial (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 240° SW
Gold Star Monuments (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 190° S
Galcier Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 17.3 mi, 151° SE
Nike Site Bay Missile Launch Area (Historic Ruins) — 31.6 mi, 233° SW
LumaLim (Museum) — 40.9 mi, 219° SW
Alaska Law Enforcement Museum (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 218° SW
Anchorage Museum Planetarium (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 218° SW
Sydney Laurence Theatre (Theatre) — 41.1 mi, 219° SW
Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall (Theatre) — 41.1 mi, 219° SW
Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 42.4 mi, 180° S · 5.4M acres
Dos Manos (Gallery) — 42.6 mi, 218° SW
Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 42.8 mi, 217° SW
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 45.4 mi, 155° SE · 2.2M acres
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.3 mi, 201° S · 3.9M acres

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