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McGrath Alaska Map

Explore McGrath, 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 McGrath, Alaska

How to Use This McGrath, Alaska Map

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

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	McGrath
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Yukon-Koyukuk
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	62.938875
Longitude	-155.568422
Population	301
Density	2.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99627
Area Code	907
School District	Iditarod Area School District

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About McGrath, Alaska

McGrath is a locality in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 301. The population density is 2.7 people per km². McGrath is located at 62.9389°N, 155.5684°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. McGrath is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99627.

McGrath emerges from the vast, subarctic interior as a quiet outpost where the land stretches toward a flat, seemingly endless horizon. It lies 216.3 miles west-northwest of Knik-Fairview, AK (from Knik-Fairview, AK: bearing 300°T). The terrain surrounding McGrath is defined by the steady, winding passage of the Takotna River, which carves through low-lying woodland and mossy tundra. In the far distance, the jagged silhouette of the Alaska Range cuts into the sky, a faint, serrated edge against the pale, diffused light of the north. Seven miles away, the quiet waters of Smittys Lake mirror the shifting moods of the clouds, while the Mcgrath Administrative Site serves as a reminder of the wild, untamed scale of the surrounding wilderness. The air here holds a crisp, piercing clarity, carrying the scent of spruce and damp earth, particularly during the long, amber-hued hours of the evening.

History clings to McGrath as a legacy of the gold rush era, when the arrival of riverboats and the promise of mineral wealth first drew people into these interior reaches. Today, the economy relies on the vital network of bush planes that link the locality to the wider world, serving as the primary lifeline for supplies and connection. Life in McGrath moves in synchronization with the seasons, fluctuating between the frantic energy of winter trail preparations and the slow, deliberate pace of the summer thaw. The Mcgrath Administrative Site remains a focal point for those who value the preservation of the landscape, acting as a steward for the ravens and grizzlies that roam the thickets. There is a profound, stoic beauty in the way the residents navigate this immense geography, finding purpose in the rhythm of the seasons and the enduring quietude of the interior plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mcgrath Administrative Site (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.1 mi, 320° NW · 1 acres
Innoko National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.2 mi, 327° NW · 8.1M acres

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