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Elim Alaska Map

Explore Elim, 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 Elim, Alaska

How to Use This Elim, Alaska Map

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

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	Elim
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Nome
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Nome)

Latitude	64.6175
Longitude	-162.260556
Population	366
Density	53.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99739
Area Code	907
School District	Bering Strait School District

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About Elim, Alaska

Elim is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 366. The population density is 53.1 people per km². Elim is located at 64.6175°N, 162.2606°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Elim is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99739.

Elim defines itself through the vast, quiet expanse of the interior tundra, where the land stretches toward the horizon in a pattern of muted greens and browns. It lies 425.7 miles west of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 274°T), and is situated 93.7 miles east of Nome. Six miles to the east, the profile of Mount Kwiniuk rises as a singular, steadfast sentinel against the sky, grounding the otherwise limitless reach of the plain. Small, unnamed creeks trace silver veins through the low-lying brush, their movement barely audible as they navigate the thaw of the seasonal cycle. The light here possesses a particular, crystalline clarity, transforming the late afternoon into a study of long shadows and amber hues that seem to hold the heat of the day against the encroaching chill of the subarctic air.

Elim bears the weight of a history rooted in the resilience of those who have long harvested the bounty of the interior plains and woodlands. Life in Elim moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the seasons dictate the labor of the day, with traditional subsistence practices continuing to serve as the bedrock of the local economy. The presence of the bush plane remains a vital thread in the daily rhythm, connecting the people to the broader world while the ravens circle overhead as they have for generations. There is a profound stillness in the way the local school and the small clusters of homes stand against the immense scale of the landscape, asserting a persistent, human continuity in a territory that remains indifferent to the passing of years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bering Land Bridge National Park and Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 47.8 mi, 342° N
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 47.8 mi, 342° N · 2.7M acres
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 78.0 mi, 180° S · 62.7M acres

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