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Central Alaska Map

Explore Central, 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 Central, Alaska

How to Use This Central, Alaska Map

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

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	Central
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Yukon-Koyukuk
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	65.509073
Longitude	-144.620508
Population	66
Density	0.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99730
Area Code	907
School District	Yukon Flats School District

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About Central, Alaska

Central is a locality in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 66. The population density is 0.1 people per km². Central is located at 65.5091°N, 144.6205°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99730.

Central emerges from the subarctic interior as a quiet collection of structures scattered across a landscape of low, enduring hills and dense, moss-covered taiga. It lies 95.5 miles northeast of Badger, AK (from Badger, AK: bearing 55°T), and is situated 98.5 miles east-northeast of Fairbanks. The air here holds a sharp, thin clarity, often shimmering with the low-angled brilliance of the sun as it drags across the horizon, illuminating the dark spruce and the pale, lichen-dusted ground. Two miles from the reach of the settlement, the waters of Graveyard Creek move with a rhythmic, liquid persistence, carving through the soil and providing a constant, melodic undertone to the stillness of the woods. To the north, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Brooks Range appears as a faint, blue-gray suggestion against the sky, a reminder of the immense scale that defines this inland wilderness.

Central carries the weight of a long-standing history rooted in the grit of gold seekers who once traced the veins of the earth through places like Discovery Gulch. Today, the economy remains tethered to the land, balancing the echoes of past mining ventures with the quiet operations of a modern outpost that serves as a gateway to the vast, protected reaches of the Steese National Conservation Area. Life here moves according to the demands of the seasons and the shifting light, far removed from the bustle of the coast. Residents and travelers alike find a sense of solitude eight miles away at Little Medicine Lake, where the water mirrors the sky with such precision that the distinction between the two seems to dissolve, reflecting the stark, resilient beauty of a place where nature dictates the terms of existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Steese National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 180° S · 1.2M acres
Birch Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.8 mi, 188° S · 69k acres
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 060° NE · 2.2M acres
Big Windy Hot Spring Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 19.1 mi, 169° S
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 355° N · 18.2M acres
Woodchopper Roadhouse (Attraction) — 39.4 mi, 105° E
U.S. Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 61.8 mi, 259° W
Historic Steam Tractor Wreckage (Attraction) — 65.4 mi, 100° E
Meehan (Historic Ruins) — 79.4 mi, 249° W
Fortymile River (Wild & Scenic River) — 79.5 mi, 158° S · 248k acres

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