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Gakona Alaska Map

Explore Gakona, 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 Gakona, Alaska

How to Use This Gakona, Alaska Map

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

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	Gakona
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Copper River
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	62.368038
Longitude	-145.305188
Population	169
Density	1.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99586
Area Code	907
School District	Copper River School District

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About Gakona, Alaska

Gakona is a locality in Copper River, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 169. The population density is 1.1 people per km². Gakona is located at 62.3680°N, 145.3052°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99586.

Gakona endures as a quiet confluence where the cold, silver currents of the Gakona River carve through the dense, dark spruce of the interior. It lies 138.1 miles east-northeast of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 68°T), and is situated 87.9 miles north-northeast of Valdez. The air here holds a crisp, biting clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and resin across a vast, flat expanse that stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Wrangell Mountains. Beneath the expansive subarctic sky, the land remains largely undisturbed, marked by the deep silence of the taiga where ravens trace slow arcs above the brush. Ewan Lake lies sixteen miles away, a still, glass-like basin that reflects the shifting colors of the high-latitude sun, while the proximity of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park ensures that the surrounding wilderness remains an immense, untamed presence that dwarfs the small human footprint left upon the soil.

Gakona serves as a historic waypoint for travelers moving through the interior, its character defined by a slow, deliberate pace that honors the realities of life in a harsh, northern climate. The local economy relies upon a resilient blend of subsistence traditions and the steady flow of commerce along the road system, which acts as a lifeline through the woodland. Generations have recognized Gakona as a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. Whether engaged in the seasonal work that keeps the region functioning or simply maintaining a homestead, the people here maintain a quiet connection to a landscape that refuses to be tamed, finding a spare, rugged beauty in the long winters and the brief, brilliant intensity of the summer growth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Copper River Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 189° S
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (National Park) — 9.9 mi, 145° SE · 8.0M acres
Gulkana River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.7 mi, 327° NW · 93k acres
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 180° S · 4.3M acres
Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.5 mi, 136° SE · 9.7M acres
Delta River (Wild & Scenic River) — 46.2 mi, 330° NW · 44k acres
Alaska Yaks (Attraction) — 50.9 mi, 159° S
Richardson Monument (Attraction) — 56.7 mi, 353° N
Trooper Bruce A. Heck Monument (Monument) — 74.6 mi, 243° SW
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 79.6 mi, 210° SW · 2.2M acres

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