Ferry Alaska Map
Explore Ferry, Alaska, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Ferry, Alaska
| City | Ferry |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| County | Denali |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| Latitude | 64.04962 |
| Longitude | -148.920602 |
| Population | 17 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 99743 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| School District | Denali Borough School District |
About Ferry, Alaska
Ferry is a locality in Denali, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. The population density is 0.1 people per km². Ferry is located at 64.0496°N, 148.9206°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99743.Ferry occupies a stark, expansive stretch of interior wilderness where the horizon remains defined by the immense, jagged silhouette of the Alaska Range. It lies 75.4 miles south-southwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 212°T), and is situated 75.7 miles southwest of Fairbanks. The landscape consists of low-lying taiga and scrub brush that swallows the light during the long, bruised twilights of the subarctic season. Two miles to the west, the boundary of Denali National Park imposes a stillness upon the land, while the waters of Little Panguingue Creek cut a narrow, winding path through the permafrost-hardened earth. A few miles further, the quiet basin of Eightmile Lake mirrors the gray, heavy skies, reflecting a world that seems to exist in a state of permanent, watchful patience.
Ferry holds its place in the regional memory as a lonely outpost shaped by the hard realities of the frontier and the relentless transit of the nearby pipeline. The local economy and the rhythm of days here are tethered to the shifting needs of the corridor, where the passage of heavy machinery often marks the only change in the prevailing quiet. Life in Ferry demands a particular kind of resilience, as the distant, rugged peaks of the Alaska Range seem to observe every human effort to carve a livelihood from the tundra. While the Nenana River Gorge lies ten miles away, carving its deep scar into the geography, the people here maintain a steady, unadorned existence, shaped by the cold wind and the vast, indifferent scale of the northern interior.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Dry Creek Archeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 197° S
- Magic Bus Replica (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 193° S
- Denali National Park (National Park) — 17.2 mi, 182° S · 4.7M acres
- Denali Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.3 mi, 183° S · 2.1M acres
- Kantishna Gallery (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 178° S
- Temsco Helicopters (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 177° S
- Raft Denali (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 177° S
- Resting Grizzly (Public Artwork) — 22.0 mi, 180° S
- Sled Dog Demonstrations (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 184° S
- Denali Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 27.2 mi, 213° SW
- Tanana Valley State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 35.4 mi, 003° N
- Historic Alaska Railroad Depot Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 352° N
- Minto Flats State Game Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 40.5 mi, 354° N
- South Davis Park (Local Park) — 63.5 mi, 032° NE
- Hez Ray Sports Complex (Local Park) — 63.9 mi, 032° NE
- UAF Planet Walk Start (Sun) (Museum) — 64.3 mi, 029° NE
- Black Brant IX sounding rocket (Monument) — 64.4 mi, 029° NE
- Fairbanks Office Wildlife (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.7 mi, 032° NE · 2 acres
- Interior Alaska Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 65.3 mi, 033° NE
- Alaska Mining Hall of Fame (Museum) — 65.4 mi, 032° NE
- Barnette's Landing (Monument) — 65.5 mi, 033° NE
- Bouchard's International Dog Mushing and Sled Museum (Museum) — 65.5 mi, 033° NE
- Fairbanks Ice Museum (Museum) — 65.5 mi, 033° NE
- Creamer's Field (State Conservation Area) — 66.3 mi, 030° NE
- Goldstream Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 69.5 mi, 028° NE
- Denali State Park (State Park) — 78.8 mi, 197° S
- White Alice Communications Station (Historic Ruins) — 80.0 mi, 031° NE
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About This Ferry Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ferry, Alaska. Coordinates: 64.04962, -148.920602. 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 Ferry includes the ZIP code (99743), telephone area code (907), county seat of Denali, and school district assignment (Denali Borough School District).
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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
