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Kongiganak Alaska Map

Explore Kongiganak, 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 Kongiganak, Alaska

How to Use This Kongiganak, Alaska Map

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

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	Kongiganak
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Bethel
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Nome)

Latitude	59.991638
Longitude	-162.847017
Population	486
Density	14.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	99559, 99545
Area Code	907
School District	Lower Kuskokwim School District

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About Kongiganak, Alaska

Kongiganak is a locality in Bethel, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 486. The population density is 14.1 people per km². Kongiganak is located at 59.9916°N, 162.8470°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. ZIP codes: 99559, 99545.

Kongiganak emerges from the vast, low-lying expanse of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge as a singular gathering of structures against the immense, uninterrupted horizon. It lies 448.7 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 265°T), and is situated 69.8 miles southwest of Bethel. A subtle, subarctic light frequently washes over the tundra, turning the damp grasses into a shifting palette of bronze and pale ochre that stretches toward the distant, silent plains. Two miles away, the Kongnignanohk River carves a dark, deliberate path through the earth, its movement providing the primary rhythm for the surrounding landscape. Seven miles to the north, Kolekfikpuk Lake sits as a quiet, reflective basin, anchoring the stillness that defines the physical presence of Kongiganak.

Life in Kongiganak maintains a deliberate pace, deeply rooted in the traditional knowledge of the land and the seasonal cycles that govern the interior wilderness. The economy remains tethered to the harvest of the region, where the gathering of sustenance is not merely a task but a fundamental connection to the heritage of the people who have long inhabited these plains. The air here possesses a crisp, biting clarity that sharpens the edges of every silhouette, from the distant, solitary outbuildings to the low vegetation that clings to the permafrost. In the quiet of late afternoon, the absence of urban clamor allows the subtle, natural sounds of the wind moving across the flat, open ground to dominate the senses, reinforcing the profound isolation that characterizes this enduring settlement.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.5 mi, 173° S · 62.7M acres
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.0 mi, 112° E · 8.6M acres
Clarence Rhodes National Wildlife Range (State Conservation Area) — 44.0 mi, 270° W
Togiak Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 45.4 mi, 102° E · 2.4M acres
Carter Spit Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 57.0 mi, 151° SE
Suurvik Cinema At Kipusvik (Cinema) — 65.8 mi, 033° NE
Pinky'S Park (Local Park) — 66.3 mi, 033° NE

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