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Chiniak Alaska Map

Explore Chiniak, 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 Chiniak, Alaska

How to Use This Chiniak, Alaska Map

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

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	Chiniak
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Kodiak Island
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	57.575497
Longitude	-152.279033
Population	61
Density	0.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99615
Area Code	907
School District	Kodiak Island Borough School District

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About Chiniak, Alaska

Chiniak is a locality in Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 61. The population density is 0.6 people per km². Chiniak is located at 57.5755°N, 152.2790°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99615.

Chiniak unfolds where the rugged terrestrial edge meets the expansive, gray-blue reach of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 260.4 miles south-southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 199°T), and is situated 13.7 miles southeast of Kodiak. The landscape is defined by a raw, maritime austerity, where salt-heavy winds scour the coastline and the land rises in undulating green slopes toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Marin Range. Close by, the waters of Chiniak Lake sit in quiet stillness, a freshwater mirror reflecting the shifting subarctic light, while the Chiniak River carves a winding path through the tundra toward the shore. Offshore, the silhouette of Ugak Island rises from the surf, a stoic sentinel guarding the entrance to the vast marine wilderness.

Chiniak bears the quiet marks of a life tethered to the rhythm of the tides and the seasonal bounty of the sea. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the harvest of these cold waters, with the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge nearby serving as a reminder of the immense, untamed scale of the surrounding habitat. Life in Chiniak moves with a deliberate, singular focus, dictated by the arrival of salmon and the unpredictable temperament of the weather. Here, the hum of bush planes is a common cadence against the silence of the wilderness, and the persistence of those who call Chiniak home is evident in the modest structures that stand resilient against the relentless, damp breath of the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Heitman Mountain (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 303° NW
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.6 mi, 359° N · 13.7M acres
Trail to Barometer Mountain (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 324° NW
Kodiak History Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 343° N
Orpheum Theater (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 342° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 15.9 mi, 347° N
Benny Benson grave (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 347° N
Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 352° N
Three Sisters Trailhead (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 341° N
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.5 mi, 291° W · 3.5M acres
Afognak Island State Park (State Park) — 39.9 mi, 009° N

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