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Hoonah Alaska Map

Explore Hoonah, 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 Hoonah, Alaska

How to Use This Hoonah, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	58.12201
Longitude	-135.431474
Population	931
Density	61.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99829
Area Code	907
School District	Hoonah City School District

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About Hoonah, Alaska

Hoonah is a locality in Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 931. The population density is 61.3 people per km². Hoonah is located at 58.1220°N, 135.4315°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. Hoonah is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99829.

Hoonah occupies a dense, temperate expanse of the Tongass National Forest, where the heavy, moss-laden silence of old-growth timber dictates the rhythm of the day. It lies 39.6 miles west-southwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 251°T), and is situated 73.1 miles north of Sitka. The land rises in sudden, verdant swells toward the distant, jagged silhouette of Chedu Ridge, a horizon that anchors the eye against the vast scale of the interior wilderness. Nearby, the dark, still waters of Gaaw Áak'w gather in a basin of ancient stone, reflecting the somber greens of the surrounding hemlock and cedar. The air here holds a permanent, cool dampness, smelling of damp earth and decaying needles, as the persistent flow of Gartina Creek cuts a clear, rushing path through the understory. Travelers seeking the quietude of the deep woods often find their footing along the Spasski Trail, where the path winds through dense thickets that seem to swallow sound and light alike.

Hoonah bears the weight of a long, deliberate history, rooted in the seasonal cycles of the land and the endurance of its people. The local economy persists as a quiet negotiation with the terrain, relying on the careful management of forest resources and the steady, unhurried work of those who know how to live within the immense reach of the wilderness. Daily life in Hoonah follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the arrival of subarctic light that shifts from a pale, muted gold in the morning to a deep, bruised violet by early afternoon. It is a place of singular focus, where the scale of the landscape reminds the inhabitants of their own smallness, and where the permanence of the mountains creates a profound sense of continuity. Every structure and trail in Hoonah speaks to a tradition of resilience, surviving in a terrain where the wild is not a destination to be visited, but a constant, living presence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Plaza at The Shops by HTA (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 201° S
Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 173° S · 16.7M acres
In Alaska's Wildest Kitchen (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 295° NW
Native Theater (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 294° NW
Historic Canning Line (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 293° NW
Orca Statue (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 295° NW
Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.1 mi, 344° N · 23k acres
Glacier Bay National Park (National Park) — 16.2 mi, 354° N · 3.2M acres
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 16.2 mi, 354° N
Glacier Bay Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.6 mi, 355° N · 2.7M acres
Funter Bay State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 062° NE
Nagoonberry Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 22.3 mi, 333° NW
Moose Rack Arch (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 332° NW
Strawberry Point Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 331° NW
Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.1 mi, 326° NW
Admiralty Island National Monument (National Monument) — 23.1 mi, 101° E · 1.0M acres
Outer Point (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 065° NE
Chum Fun Charters! (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 068° E
Pavilion (Viewpoint) — 38.0 mi, 057° NE
Wickersham State Historical Site (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 071° E
Liberty Bell Reproduction (Monument) — 39.2 mi, 071° E
Sealaska Heritage Institute (Museum) — 39.3 mi, 071° E
Alaska Robotics (Gallery) — 39.3 mi, 071° E
20th Century Theatre (Cinema) — 39.3 mi, 071° E
Commercial Fishermen's Memorial (Monument) — 39.4 mi, 072° E
USS Juneau Memorial (Monument) — 39.5 mi, 072° E
Point Bridget State Park (State Park) — 40.1 mi, 023° NE
Pack Creek Zoological Area (National Conservation Area) — 41.2 mi, 112° E · 5,901 acres
Seymour Ewma Origional Boundary Eagle Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 42.9 mi, 104° E · 37k acres
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 79.1 mi, 187° S · 13.7M acres

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