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Gustavus Alaska Map

Explore Gustavus, 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 Gustavus, Alaska

How to Use This Gustavus, Alaska Map

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

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	Gustavus
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Hoonah-Angoon
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Juneau)

Latitude	58.434657
Longitude	-135.728152
Population	655
Density	7.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99826
Area Code	907
School District	Chatham School District

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About Gustavus, Alaska

Gustavus is a locality in Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 655. The population density is 7.0 people per km². Gustavus is located at 58.4347°N, 135.7282°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. Gustavus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99826.

Gustavus emerges from the dense, moss-laden interior as a sprawling expanse of flat, silty plains and thickets of spruce that hold the quiet stillness of the subarctic. It lies 48.4 miles west of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 280°T), and is situated 95.2 miles north of Sitka. The landscape is defined by the Salmon River, which carves a deliberate path through the earth just one mile from the center, feeding the low-lying terrain with cold, clear water. To the north, the Chilkat Range looms as a jagged, snow-dusted silhouette against the sky, providing a stark vertical contrast to the surrounding level meadows. Beyond the immediate thickets, the terrain opens into the Gustavus Flats Fee, a vast, open expanse where the vegetation is sparse and the ground remains soft underfoot. Six miles away, Bartlett Lake rests in a shallow depression, its surface often mirroring the gray, heavy clouds that drift low over the brush.

Gustavus maintains a character defined by its distance from the frantic pace of modern industrial centers, relying on a localized economy that values self-reliance and the rhythms of the changing seasons. The history of the area is rooted in the steady, quiet labor of those who cleared the land for small-scale agriculture and homesteading, leaving a legacy of open fields that now serve as a sanctuary for local wildlife. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured quality, dictated more by the shift of light and the seasonal cycles of the woods than by the demands of a clock. Residents often navigate the terrain via bush plane, a necessity dictated by the immense scale of the surrounding wilderness which humbles any human endeavor. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, one might observe the way the light turns a pale, translucent gold across the plains, illuminating the resilience of a life lived in careful balance with the vast, untamed interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Glacier Bay Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.6 mi, 016° N · 2.7M acres
Glacier Bay National Park (National Park) — 0.6 mi, 016° N · 3.2M acres
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.6 mi, 015° N
Gustavus Flats Fee (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 090° E
The Outpost (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 220° SW
Stone Bear (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 179° S
Strawberry Point Historical Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 201° S
Nagoonberry Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 1.9 mi, 163° S
Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 270° W
Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 4.0 mi, 171° S · 16.7M acres
Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.0 mi, 171° S · 23k acres
Saint James Bay State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 21.3 mi, 054° NE
Orca Statue (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 156° SE
Historic Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 155° SE
In Alaska's Wildest Kitchen (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 155° SE
The Plaza at The Shops by HTA (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 155° SE
Point Bridget State Park (State Park) — 30.6 mi, 060° NE
Heen Latinee Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 32.5 mi, 062° NE
Outer Point (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 103° E
Admiralty Island National Monument (National Monument) — 42.4 mi, 128° SE · 1.0M acres
Pavilion (Viewpoint) — 42.7 mi, 091° E
Chum Fun Charters! (Attraction) — 46.6 mi, 099° E
Chilkat State Park (State Park) — 48.0 mi, 015° N
Wickersham State Historical Site (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 100° E
Liberty Bell Reproduction (Monument) — 48.6 mi, 100° E
Sealaska Heritage Institute (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 100° E
20th Century Theatre (Cinema) — 48.8 mi, 100° E
Alaska Robotics (Gallery) — 48.8 mi, 100° E
Commercial Fishermen's Memorial (Monument) — 49.1 mi, 101° E
USS Juneau Memorial (Monument) — 49.2 mi, 101° E

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