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Kupreanof Alaska Map

Explore Kupreanof, 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 Kupreanof, Alaska

How to Use This Kupreanof, Alaska Map

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

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	Kupreanof
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Petersburg
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Sitka)

Latitude	56.81454
Longitude	-132.980747
Population	21
Density	2.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99833
Area Code	907
School District	Petersburg Borough School District

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About Kupreanof, Alaska

Kupreanof is a locality in Petersburg, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 21. The population density is 2.7 people per km². Kupreanof is located at 56.8145°N, 132.9807°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Sitka) timezone. Kupreanof is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99833.

Kupreanof emerges from the dense, evergreen embrace of the Tongass National Forest as a quiet clearing where the damp earth breathes under a canopy of ancient spruce and hemlock. It lies 115.8 miles south-southeast of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 152°T), and is situated 1.1 miles west-northwest of Petersburg. The landscape is defined by the persistent, hushed movement of Petersburg Creek, which carves a path through the moss-thickened floor only a mile from the center of the settlement. To the distant horizon, the Missionary Range rises in jagged, silent silhouettes, while the proximity of the Patterson Glacier adds a sharp, crystalline chill to the air that seems to linger even through the peak of summer. Those who walk the Colp Lake Trail find themselves moving through a wilderness that feels indifferent to human passage, where the light at dusk turns the heavy forest needles into a deep, bruised violet and the stillness is broken only by the occasional shift of heavy timber.

Kupreanof maintains a deliberate, self-contained pace, existing as a place where the economy remains tied to the rhythms of the land rather than the clamor of modern industry. Residents live in a landscape shaped by the slow, grinding legacy of ice, visible in the rugged terrain that stretches toward the North Flat eight miles away. Life here is defined by a deep familiarity with the deep woods and the proximity of the Petersburg Lower Reservoir, which holds the stillness of the surrounding hills in its dark, glassy surface. The character of Kupreanof is forged by this relative isolation, demanding a self-reliance that is etched into the way wood is stacked for the winter and the way paths are maintained against the encroachment of the taiga. It is a place where the immense scale of the surrounding wilderness dictates the terms of life, ensuring that the human presence remains small, quiet, and profoundly connected to the untamed reality of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 311° NW · 16.7M acres
Sons of Norway Hall (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 109° E
Northern Nights Theater (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 087° E
Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.6 mi, 357° N · 47k acres
Whale Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 083° E
City Of Petersburg Water Supply Act Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 133° SE · 1,640 acres
Petersburg Lake National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 3.4 mi, 302° NW · 15 acres
Stikine-Leconte Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.6 mi, 063° NE · 438k acres
Beecher Pass State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 185° S
Crane Lake National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 15.7 mi, 133° SE · 1 acres
Ernie Haugen Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.9 mi, 149° SE
Kadin Island Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 26.8 mi, 134° SE
Cape Fanshaw Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 32.8 mi, 326° NW
Chief Shakes Hot Springs Site (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 100° E
Admiralty Island National Monument (National Monument) — 45.0 mi, 318° NW · 1.0M acres
Tracy Arm-Ford'S Terror Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 54.5 mi, 358° N
The Gallery (Gallery) — 79.3 mi, 159° S

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