Enter your search query in the box below.

Kenai Alaska Map

Explore Kenai, 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 Kenai, Alaska

How to Use This Kenai, Alaska Map

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

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	Kenai
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Kenai Peninsula
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	60.56224
Longitude	-151.20806
Population	7,424
Density	98.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99611
Area Code	907
School District	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

🌦 Goto Kenai Weather Page: Kenai, Alaska — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Kenai, Alaska

Kenai is a locality in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,424. The population density is 98.4 people per km². Kenai is located at 60.5622°N, 151.2081°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Kenai is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99611.

Kenai commands a position where the currents of the Kenai River meet the vast, shifting expanse of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 64.7 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 225°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Kalifornsky. The shoreline here is defined by the rhythmic pulse of the tides, which pull against the gray, silt-heavy banks where the river finds its end. Looking toward the horizon, one might observe the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Kenai Mountains rising like silent sentinels above the taiga. Five miles inland, the waters of Lower Salamatof Lake hold a stillness that contrasts with the restless energy of the coastal surf. Even at low tide, the presence of Eagle Rock serves as a dark, solitary silhouette against the wide, subarctic sky.

Kenai carries the weight of a long human history, where indigenous roots and the subsequent arrival of fur traders and later missionaries established a resilient, enduring society. The local economy has transformed over generations, moving from traditional harvesting to the intensive development of oil and gas sectors that have long driven the regional industry. Working life often follows the seasonal cadence of the salmon runs, which have provided a vital economic and cultural foundation for the people living near the riverbed. Modern enterprises and resource extraction continue to provide the fiber of the workforce, ensuring that the local economy remains tied to the raw, natural wealth of the land. This blend of heritage and industrial necessity creates a place where the work of the day feels deeply connected to the geography of the north.

Old Town Park offers a quiet space to reflect upon the Russian Orthodox influence that lingers in the architecture and the spirit of the older districts of Kenai. The community maintains a character shaped by the immense scale of the surroundings, where the light at dusk turns the air a pale, translucent violet. Local events often center on the bounty of the water, celebrating the annual return of fish that sustains both the economy and the local culinary traditions. While Kenai does not measure its fame by the presence of celebrities, it remains a place where the individual is dwarfed by the sheer, unyielding scope of the wilderness. The everyday rhythm here is dictated by the weather and the tides, demanding a certain groundedness from anyone who chooses to call this northern edge of the continent home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Leif Hansen Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 248° W
Cunningham Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 150° SE
Kenai Historical Society (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 253° W
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.0 mi, 045° NE · 3.9M acres
Ciechanski Day Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 138° SE
Big Eddy State Recreational Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.6 mi, 142° SE
Beaver Creek Unit (Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 041° NE
Clam Gulch Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 203° SW
Dave Spencer Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.3 mi, 079° E · 186k acres
Andrew Simons Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.1 mi, 167° S · 1.1M acres
Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.1 mi, 298° NW
Boat Launch (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 204° SW
Lake Clark National Park (National Park) — 39.4 mi, 302° NW · 2.5M acres
Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 40.9 mi, 089° E · 5.4M acres
Russian River Rendezvous (Historic Ruins) — 42.3 mi, 100° E
1969 Russian River Fire and Mark Westover (Monument) — 42.5 mi, 098° E
Alaska Wildland Adventures (Attraction) — 45.6 mi, 096° E
Alaskans at Cooper Landing (Attraction) — 45.7 mi, 096° E
Alaska Rivers Company (Attraction) — 45.9 mi, 096° E
Indigenous Placename Marker (Public Artwork) — 56.1 mi, 043° NE
Nike Site Point Missile Launch Area (Historic Ruins) — 56.4 mi, 043° NE
Tern Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 56.4 mi, 091° E
Mt McGhan Monument (Monument) — 56.9 mi, 098° E
Hope and Sunrise Historical Society (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 064° NE
Nothern Air Cargo DC-6 (Monument) — 59.8 mi, 044° NE
Regal Dimond Center 9 Cinemas (Cinema) — 60.4 mi, 048° NE
Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 61.8 mi, 045° NE
Dos Manos (Gallery) — 61.8 mi, 044° NE
West High Theatre (Theatre) — 61.9 mi, 044° NE
Discovery Theatre (Theatre) — 63.2 mi, 044° NE

Latest News: Kenai

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News