Hoonah Alaska Map

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.

About This Hoonah Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hoonah, Alaska. Coordinates: 58.12201, -135.431474. 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 Hoonah includes the ZIP code (99829), telephone area code (907), county seat of Hoonah-Angoon, and school district assignment (Hoonah City 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.