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Chignik Alaska Map

Explore Chignik, 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 Chignik, Alaska

How to Use This Chignik, Alaska Map

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

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	Chignik
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Lake and Peninsula
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	56.295278
Longitude	-158.402222
Population	97
Density	3.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99564
Area Code	907
School District	Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

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About Chignik, Alaska

Chignik is a locality in Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 97. The population density is 3.4 people per km². Chignik is located at 56.2953°N, 158.4022°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Chignik is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99564.

Chignik occupies a rugged, wind-swept edge where the terrestrial world yields to the vast, gray expanse of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 455.9 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 226°T). The landscape is defined by the imposing presence of Chignik Mountain, which looms four miles away as a silent sentinel over the shifting tides and rocky shoreline. Below this peak, the terrain descends through the sweeping expanse of Chignik Flats, a basin that holds the quiet, damp weight of the subarctic air. Two miles offshore, the jagged silhouette of Eagle Rock breaks the surface of the water, serving as a landmark for the seabirds that navigate the currents. Here, the boundary between land and sea remains fluid, marked by the rhythmic pulse of the surf against the dark, coarse sand.

Chignik remains a place shaped by the seasonal pulse of the salmon runs and the enduring isolation of the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge. The local economy persists as a reflection of these natural cycles, drawing its character from the proximity of Old Ladies Creek and the long, shimmering distances that separate the inhabitants from the rest of the world. While the settlement at Chignik Lake lies seventeen miles inland, the life of the harbor is tethered to the sea, where the industry of fishing defines the cadence of the days. The light in this corner of the world possesses a peculiar clarity, lingering long into the evening and casting a silver glow over the nets and boat hulls. In the quiet hours, the history of those who have lived by the water feels tangible, present in the way the wind carries the scent of salt and the distant, lonely call of a raven.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — locality lies within · 7.4M acres
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.7 mi, 134° SE · 13.7M acres
Alaska Peninsula Lagoons Fee (Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 254° W
Aniakchak National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 29.2 mi, 010° N · 459k acres
Aniakchak National Monument (National Monument) — 34.8 mi, 004° N · 137k acres
Port Heiden Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 35.7 mi, 344° N
Captain George Wayne Thornbrough (Monument) — 61.7 mi, 280° W
Cinder River Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 66.0 mi, 001° N

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