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Koliganek Alaska Map

Explore Koliganek, 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 Koliganek, Alaska

How to Use This Koliganek, Alaska Map

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

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	Koliganek
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Dillingham
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	59.696656
Longitude	-157.22476
Population	183
Density	4.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	99636, 99576
Area Code	907
School District	Southwest Region School District

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About Koliganek, Alaska

Koliganek is a locality in Dillingham, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 4.2 people per km². Koliganek is located at 59.6967°N, 157.2248°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP codes: 99636, 99576.

Koliganek holds its position amidst a vast, subarctic expanse where the earth stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, muted silhouettes of the Stuyahok Hills. It lies 271.5 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 251°T), and is situated 63.0 miles northeast of Dillingham. The landscape here is one of immense, quiet endurance, characterized by tundra that shifts in color from the deep, bruised greens of summer to the stark, brittle white of the long winter. Four miles away, the waters of Cranberry Creek carve their way through the permafrost, a subtle arterial pulse in a land that feels largely untouched by the haste of the outside world. Here, the light at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber weight, casting long shadows that seem to suspend the day in a state of perpetual, golden hesitation.

Koliganek remains a place deeply rooted in the traditions of the Yup'ik people, where the rhythm of life is synchronized with the seasonal movements of the land. The local economy persists through the harvest of resources, a practice that has sustained families across generations through a profound understanding of the interior wilderness. Life unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, guided by the necessity of preparation against the coming cold and the shared heritage that links the residents to their ancestors. Raven and grizzly frequent the outskirts of the settlement, reminding those who live here that Koliganek is but a small, persistent clearing in a territory that belongs, in its entirety, to the wild.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tunravik (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 180° S
Wood-tikchik State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 295° NW
Alagnak Wild River (Wild & Scenic River) — 49.6 mi, 150° SE · 27k acres
Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 50.8 mi, 171° S
Alaska's Sporstmans Lodge (Attraction) — 51.5 mi, 122° SE
Dillingham Administrative Site (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.2 mi, 225° SW · 15 acres
Katmai National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 64.0 mi, 138° SE · 328k acres
King Salmon Administrative Site (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.9 mi, 167° S · 5 acres
Katmai National Park (National Park) — 70.3 mi, 158° S · 3.6M acres
Katmai Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 75.8 mi, 159° S · 3.3M acres

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