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Knik River Alaska Map

Explore Knik River, 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 Knik River, Alaska

How to Use This Knik River, Alaska Map

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

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	Knik River
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Matanuska-Susitna
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	61.461903
Longitude	-149.007489
Population	792
Density	3.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99645
Area Code	907
School District	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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About Knik River, Alaska

Knik River is a locality in Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 792. The population density is 3.7 people per km². Knik River is located at 61.4619°N, 149.0075°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99645.

Knik River occupies a sprawling, low-lying expanse where the silty, glacial meltwater fans out toward the distant horizon. It lies 11.1 miles south-southeast of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 149°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-southeast of Gateway. The landscape around Knik River is defined by the restless, braided flow of Goat Creek, which carves paths through the sediment before the terrain opens toward the vast, cold reach of the Pacific Ocean just four miles away. To the north, the land rises in subtle, shadowed folds, while the distant, serrated spine of the Chugach Mountains anchors the eastern view in a permanent, icy stillness. Nearby, the quiet surface of Reflections Lake acts as a dark mirror for the bruised, subarctic light, and the presence of Chugach State Park provides a dense, wild perimeter where the wilderness dictates the pace of the day.

Human presence in Knik River remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the seasons and the rugged demands of the Alaskan frontier. The economy here is shaped by the land’s raw utility, drawing those who find purpose in the seasonal salmon runs or the quiet maintenance of life on the edge of the Eklutna Flats. History lingers in the remnants of older homesteads and the persistent, solitary hum of bush planes navigating the wide, pale sky. Travelers seeking the thundering descent of Thunder Bird Falls or the distant, frozen majesty of Hunter Creek Glacier often pass through, yet the character of the place remains singular, defined by the biting wind, the scent of damp spruce, and the immense, indifferent scale of a world that refuses to be tamed.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chugach State Park (State Park) — locality lies within
Galcier Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 087° E
Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 302° NW
Gold Star Monuments (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 260° W
Kepler-Bradley Lakes State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 316° NW
Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 313° NW
Matanuska River Park (Local Recreation) — 10.3 mi, 346° N
Where the Matanuska RIver Flows (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 316° NW
Thunder Bird Falls (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 263° W
Eklutna Historical Park (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 270° W
Musk Ox Farm (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 342° N
Mirror Lake/Edmonds Lake Park (Local Park) — 12.7 mi, 264° W
Matanuska Valley Moose Range (State Resource Management Area) — 15.6 mi, 354° N
Sutton Coal Wash Plant (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 014° N
Government Peak Unit Northern Sub-Unit (State Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 336° NW
Red Barn (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 310° NW
Curtis D. Menard Memorial (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 295° NW
Gateway Scenic Overlook (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 337° NW
Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 231° SW
Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 27.1 mi, 180° S · 5.4M acres
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 30.1 mi, 149° SE · 2.2M acres
Anchorage Museum Planetarium (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 240° SW
Alaska Law Enforcement Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 240° SW
LumaLim (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 240° SW
Sydney Laurence Theatre (Theatre) — 33.9 mi, 240° SW
Discovery Theatre (Theatre) — 33.9 mi, 240° SW
Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 35.1 mi, 238° SW
Dos Manos (Gallery) — 35.1 mi, 239° SW
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.2 mi, 213° SW · 3.9M acres
Dave Spencer Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 58.6 mi, 220° SW · 186k acres

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