Enter your search query in the box below.

Klawock Alaska Map

Explore Klawock, 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 Klawock, Alaska

How to Use This Klawock, Alaska Map

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

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	Klawock
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Prince of Wales-Hyder
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Sitka)

Latitude	55.552222
Longitude	-133.095833
Population	720
Density	408.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99925
Area Code	907
School District	Klawock City School District

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

About Klawock, Alaska

Klawock is a locality in Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 720. The population density is 408.2 people per km². Klawock is located at 55.5522°N, 133.0958°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Sitka) timezone. Klawock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99925.

Klawock emerges from the dense, emerald embrace of the Tongass National Forest, where the heavy scent of damp cedar and ancient moss defines the air. It lies 196.4 miles south-southeast of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 165°T), and is situated 58.6 miles west-northwest of Ketchikan. The landscape unfolds in a series of deep, interior valleys and shadowed timberlands, far removed from the reach of any distant brine. To the north, the terrain rises toward the rugged, jagged silhouette of Derrumba Ridge, which maintains a stoic watch over the sprawling wilderness. Halfmile Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the undergrowth, its clear, cold waters providing a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the stillness of the interior. As the subarctic light begins to thin in the late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the forest floor, turning the deep greens of the spruce into a somber, velvet gray.

Klawock carries the weight of a long, indigenous heritage, its identity deeply rooted in the endurance of its people and the quiet persistence of the land itself. The local economy finds its footing in the rhythms of the woods and the careful stewardship of the surrounding resources, while Big Salt Lake remains a central point of quiet reflection just a short distance away. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the changing intensity of the sun and the migration of wildlife through the thickets. The architecture of the settlement reflects a practical, unadorned resilience, standing firm against the immense scale of the wilderness that surrounds it. Every evening, the transition from daylight to dusk brings a profound hush over the landscape, leaving the inhabitants to witness the slow, darkening transformation of the world around them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 1.7 mi, 004° N · 16.7M acres
Karta River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.9 mi, 086° E · 40k acres
Maybeso Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 11.5 mi, 109° E
Control Lake (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 029° NE
Rio Roberts Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 16.2 mi, 050° NE
Maurille Islands Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.7 mi, 291° W · 4,814 acres
Dog Salmon Fish Pass Wildlife Viewing Site (Viewpoint) — 27.1 mi, 122° SE
Ol Tom Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 27.4 mi, 114° SE
Hook Arm (State Resource Management Area) — 28.6 mi, 183° S
The Gallery (Gallery) — 35.2 mi, 068° E
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.8 mi, 203° SW · 13.7M acres
Forrester Island Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 49.6 mi, 198° S
Totem 10, Raven at the Head of Nass (Public Artwork) — 52.6 mi, 099° E
Alaska Rainforest Family Adventure (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 099° E
Thoms Place State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 56.0 mi, 040° NE
Ketchikan Coliseum Theater (Cinema) — 58.7 mi, 104° E
Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show (Attraction) — 58.8 mi, 104° E
Saxman Totem Park (Attraction) — 60.9 mi, 105° E
Ernie Haugen Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 69.4 mi, 013° N

Latest News: Klawock

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News