Chitina Alaska Map
Explore Chitina, 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 Chitina, Alaska
How to Use This Chitina, Alaska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chitina, 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 Chitina.
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 | Chitina |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| County | Copper River |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| Latitude | 61.553038 |
| Longitude | -144.175268 |
| Population | 101 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 99566 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| School District | Copper River School District |
About Chitina, Alaska
Chitina is a locality in Copper River, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 0.5 people per km². Chitina is located at 61.5530°N, 144.1753°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99566.Chitina occupies a rugged, wind-swept confluence of earth where the copper-hued soil meets the vast, untamed expanse of the interior. It lies 160.2 miles east of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 90°T), and is situated 68.7 miles east-northeast of Valdez. The landscape surrounding Chitina is defined by the sharp, imposing presence of the Wrangell Mountains visible on the horizon, their snow-dusted peaks catching the subarctic light until the sky bleeds into a bruised indigo. Deep, glacier-cut scars mark the terrain, leading toward the turbulent waters of the Chitina River just a mile away, where the silt-heavy current rushes with an insistent, cold vitality that defines the local atmosphere. Eight miles distant, the quiet surface of Strelna Lake offers a glass-like reflection of the taiga, providing a stark stillness that contrasts with the relentless, carving energy of the nearby Wood Canyon.
Chitina remains a place of weathered timber and resilient memory, born from the frantic ambition of early twentieth-century mining ventures that once connected these wilderness reaches to the world through steel rails. Today, the economy leans into the quiet, seasonal rhythms of those who traverse the edge of the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Area, a sprawling domain that looms just a mile from the center of activity. Life in Chitina moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the arrival of autumn brings a sudden, sharp clarity to the air and the winter settles with a heavy, muffling silence over the land. The legacy of its industrial origins persists in the rusted remnants scattered along the brush, yet the true character of the locality is found in the way its residents observe the immense scale of the wilderness, moving through their days with a profound awareness of the vast, indifferent beauty that encircles them.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (National Park) — 4.3 mi, 090° E · 8.0M acres
- Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.4 mi, 191° S · 9.7M acres
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 146° SE · 4.3M acres
- Edgerton Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.1 mi, 292° W
- Gilahina Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 17.0 mi, 117° SE
- Alaska Yaks (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 294° NW
- Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 096° E
- Saw mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 42.7 mi, 096° E
- Kennicott Wilderness Guides (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 096° E
- St. Ellias Apline Guides Kennecott Mill Tour (Attraction) — 42.8 mi, 096° E
- Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 45.3 mi, 187° S · 5.4M acres
- Bering Glacier Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 66.0 mi, 171° S
- Copper River Delta Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 75.9 mi, 187° S
- Whispering Giant, by Peter Toth (Public Artwork) — 77.8 mi, 249° W
- Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum (Museum) — 77.8 mi, 249° W
- Valdez Civic Center (Cinema) — 78.1 mi, 249° W
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About This Chitina Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chitina, Alaska. Coordinates: 61.553038, -144.175268. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Chitina includes the ZIP code (99566), telephone area code (907), county seat of Copper River, and school district assignment (Copper River School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
