Eareckson Station Alaska Map

About Eareckson Station, Alaska

Eareckson Station is a locality in Aleutians West, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 129. The population density is 10.1 people per km². Eareckson Station is located at 52.7213°N, 174.1110°E. It observes the Hawaii-Aleutian Time (America/Adak) timezone.

Eareckson Station is a place defined by the stark, windswept beauty of the western Aleutian chain. It lies 1453.4 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 263°T). Rolling hills, cloaked in a low, resilient tundra, meet the restless grey waters of the Bering Sea, a constant murmur against the shore. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt and something wild, an untamed essence that seeps into the very stone and soil. Clouds often hang low, softening the edges of the landscape, and when the sun does break through, it casts a pale, ethereal light that seems to illuminate secrets held by the ancient earth. There are no grand forests to break the horizon, only the persistent, low-lying vegetation, a testament to the relentless elements, and the occasional, hardy bloom that pushes through the rocky ground, a small, vibrant defiance. This remote outpost bears the indelible mark of its strategic past, a history etched by the needs of war and the vastness of the Pacific. Eareckson Station’s economy, once tied to military operations, now finds its footing in the practicalities of the present, with a focus on the resources that the sea so generously, and sometimes unforgivingly, provides. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a quiet diligence that understands the demands of survival in such an exposed corner of the world. The remnants of past endeavors, subtle but present, speak of resilience and adaptation, a continuous thread connecting those who have called this windswept land home.

About This Eareckson Station Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eareckson Station, Alaska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.7213, 174.111. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Eareckson Station and Aleutians West.

Detailed location data for Eareckson Station includes the ZIP code, telephone area code (907), county seat of Aleutians West, and school district assignment (Aleutian Region School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Eareckson Station is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.