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Golovin Alaska Map

Explore Golovin, 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 Golovin, Alaska

How to Use This Golovin, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	64.563902
Longitude	-162.998943
Population	175
Density	16.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99762
Area Code	907
School District	Bering Strait School District

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About Golovin, Alaska

Golovin is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 16.3 people per km². Golovin is located at 64.5639°N, 162.9989°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Golovin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99762.

Golovin occupies a singular position where the flat, expansive tundra meets the salt-rimmed edges of the north. It lies 449.0 miles west of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 274°T), and is situated 70.7 miles east of Nome. The landscape around Golovin is defined by the steady, tidal pulse of Golovnin Sound, which lies a short distance to the south, its gray waters often reflecting the low, bruised light of a subarctic sky. Cheenik Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the earth, cutting directly through the settlement and serving as a quiet artery for the land. To the north, the Truax Range rises in the distance, a serrated, permanent silhouette against the horizon, while the muted, mossy plains stretch outward toward the sea. On clear days, the silhouette of Carolyn Island appears as a faint, dark smudge upon the water, anchored in the expansive reach of the coast.

Life in Golovin maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring resilience of those who call this terrain home. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the harvest of the land and water, with subsistence fishing and hunting providing the essential fiber of daily survival. History lingers in the quietude of the region, where the influence of long-standing indigenous traditions persists alongside the influence of more recent northern expansion. Beyond the immediate settlement, the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge offers a vast, protected corridor for migratory life, underscoring the immense scale of a wilderness that dwarfs human endeavor. Here, the air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, and the persistent wind serves as a constant reminder of the raw, unadorned power inherent in this corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 48.4 mi, 005° N · 2.7M acres
Bering Land Bridge National Park and Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 48.4 mi, 005° N
Swanberg's Dredge (Monument) — 70.5 mi, 267° W
World's Biggest Gold Pan (Attraction) — 71.7 mi, 268° W
Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center (Museum) — 71.7 mi, 267° W
Roald Amundsen (Public Artwork) — 71.8 mi, 267° W
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 79.7 mi, 166° S · 62.7M acres

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