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Chignik Lagoon Alaska Map

Explore Chignik Lagoon, 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 Lagoon, Alaska

How to Use This Chignik Lagoon, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	56.304267
Longitude	-158.500259
Population	72
Density	2.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99565
Area Code	907
School District	Lake and Peninsula Borough School District

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About Chignik Lagoon, Alaska

Chignik Lagoon is a locality in Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 2.1 people per km². Chignik Lagoon is located at 56.3043°N, 158.5003°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99565.

Chignik Lagoon holds a singular position where the raw, shifting edges of the Pacific Ocean press directly against the sodden earth. It lies 458.3 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 226°T). The landscape is defined by the vast, tidal expanse of Chignik Flats, a basin that exhales a briny mist as the tide recedes to reveal the dark, glistening silt of the coast. To the west, the sharp, imposing silhouette of Chignik Mountain rises against the horizon, anchoring a terrain defined by the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, which stretches across the surrounding wild. Nearby, the quiet currents of Packers Creek carve their way through the tundra, while the distant, serene surface of Chignik Lake remains tucked twelve miles inland, a freshwater contrast to the salt-heavy air.

Economic life in Chignik Lagoon remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of the salmon runs, a rhythm that has dictated the survival of its people for generations. The legacy of the region is written in the debris of cannery history and the enduring presence of families who navigate the three-mile distance to Chignik Island to seek shelter or harvest. Life here moves in accordance with the tide and the unpredictable temperament of the bush planes that serve as the only reliable bridge to the outside world. In the long, subarctic light of summer, the local industry organizes itself around the nets and the cold, gray water, maintaining a solitude that feels as vast and unchanging as the surrounding tundra.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.2 mi, 328° NW · 7.4M acres
Alaska Peninsula Lagoons Fee (Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 247° SW
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 127° SE · 13.7M acres
Aniakchak National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 29.5 mi, 018° N · 459k acres
Port Heiden Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.4 mi, 344° N
Aniakchak National Monument (National Monument) — 34.6 mi, 010° N · 137k acres
Captain George Wayne Thornbrough (Monument) — 57.9 mi, 280° W
Cinder River Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 65.5 mi, 004° N

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