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Mekoryuk Alaska Map

Explore Mekoryuk, 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 Mekoryuk, Alaska

How to Use This Mekoryuk, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	60.370179
Longitude	-166.268173
Population	206
Density	11.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99630
Area Code	907
School District	Lower Kuskokwim School District

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About Mekoryuk, Alaska

Mekoryuk is a locality in Bethel, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 206. The population density is 11.3 people per km². Mekoryuk is located at 60.3702°N, 166.2682°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Mekoryuk is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99630.

Mekoryuk remains a quiet sentinel of the interior, anchored by the winding path of the Mekoryuk River as it carves through the expansive, moss-covered plains. It lies 550.4 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 271°T), and is situated 152.8 miles west of Bethel. The landscape here is defined by the vast, open reaches of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, a sprawling expanse where the earth stretches toward the horizon in muted shades of amber and peat. Only three miles to the south, the Kimikthak Hills rise in weathered, soft-shouldered ridges that catch the low-slung subarctic light, casting long, violet shadows across the tundra as the sun dips. Nearby, the still, dark waters of Nanwaksthak Lake mirror the immense, cloud-dappled sky, providing a singular point of stillness in a terrain that feels as ancient as the wind itself.

Mekoryuk preserves a rhythm of life deeply attuned to the cycles of the interior, where the economy is woven from the traditional patterns of the land and the quiet endurance of those who call it home. The influence of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is felt in the daily stewardship of the wild, as the local culture remains grounded in the wisdom of long-standing subsistence practices that have sustained generations. Life in Mekoryuk moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the transformation of the vegetation from deep summer greens to the brittle, golden hues of autumn. There is a profound clarity in the air here, a crispness that sharpens the edges of the world and reminds any traveler that they are guests in a landscape that demands both respect and a certain stillness of spirit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 360° N · 62.7M acres
Nunivak Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.9 mi, 180° S · 595k acres
Nunivak Island Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 50.7 mi, 141° SE
Clarence Rhodes National Wildlife Range (State Conservation Area) — 54.0 mi, 025° NE

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