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Eielson AFB Alaska Map

Explore Eielson AFB, 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 Eielson AFB, Alaska

How to Use This Eielson AFB, Alaska Map

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

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	Eielson AFB
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Fairbanks North Star
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	64.6733
Longitude	-147.059464
Population	2,610
Density	33.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	99702, 99705
Area Code	907
School District	Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

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About Eielson AFB, Alaska

Eielson AFB is a locality in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,610. The population density is 33.7 people per km². Eielson AFB is located at 64.6733°N, 147.0595°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP codes: 99702, 99705.

Eielson AFB anchors itself firmly within the vast, subarctic interior, where the horizon stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Alaska Range. It lies 15.9 miles southeast of Badger, AK (from Badger, AK: bearing 126°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southeast of North Pole. The landscape unfolds in a sprawling expanse of taiga, defined by dense stands of spruce that hold the silence of the long, cold winters. In the brief, intense summer, the sun lingers in a low, golden arc, casting long shadows across the flat terrain and illuminating the mossy floor of the wilderness. To the south, the waters of the Salcha River pull through the wild country, while the quiet expanse of Harding Lake waits seventeen miles away, offering a glassy mirror to the endless sky. Nearby, the quiet grounds of Newby Park provide a small, terrestrial contrast to the immense scale of the surrounding forest, where the air remains thin, crisp, and perpetually sharp against the skin.

Eielson AFB serves as a pivotal center for strategic readiness, its history forged in the necessity of northern defense during the mid-twentieth century. The economy of the region remains tied to this military presence, shaping the daily rhythm of life where the constant hum of aviation provides a steady, industrial pulse against the stillness of the woods. The culture here is defined by a rugged self-reliance, a byproduct of living where the climate dictates the pace of every endeavor. Life at Eielson AFB is marked by the shifting colors of the foliage and the quiet, persistent resilience of those who operate within this remote, high-latitude environment. It is a place where the modern machinery of defense occupies a fragile, expansive wilderness, creating a singular existence where the roar of engines occasionally startles the absolute quiet of the interior plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Airmen's Monument (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 316° NW
POW-MIA Memorial (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 316° NW
Heritage Park/Global Engagement (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 315° NW
Lady of the Lake B-29 Superfortress (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 316° NW
Newby Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 306° NW
Tanana Valley State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.6 mi, 360° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 302° NW
Chena River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 029° NE
Paws For Adventure (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 321° NW
Fairbanks Office Wildlife (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.2 mi, 301° NW · 2 acres
Creamer's Field (State Conservation Area) — 22.6 mi, 306° NW
Fairbanks Ice Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 302° NW
Moose Antler Arch (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 302° NW
Bouchard's International Dog Mushing and Sled Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 302° NW
Alaska Mining Hall of Fame (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 301° NW
Denali Backroads (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 302° NW
Alaska Bird Observatory (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 304° NW
Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 24.1 mi, 305° NW
UAF Planet Walk Start (Sun) (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 299° NW
Goldstream Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.8 mi, 312° NW
Meehan (Historic Ruins) — 27.4 mi, 354° N
White Alice Communications Station (Historic Ruins) — 28.1 mi, 333° NW
Beaver Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 48.1 mi, 359° N · 77k acres
Steese National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 55.0 mi, 017° N · 1.2M acres
Birch Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 56.3 mi, 041° NE · 69k acres
Mount Prindle (Wmnra) Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 56.4 mi, 017° N
Historic Alaska Railroad Depot Museum (Museum) — 60.8 mi, 264° W
James Dalton Highway Corridor (State Conservation Area) — 69.2 mi, 324° NW

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