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Mertarvik Alaska Map

Explore Mertarvik, 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 Mertarvik, Alaska

How to Use This Mertarvik, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	60.811
Longitude	-164.4989
Population	99
Density	5.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99559
Area Code	907
School District	Lower Kuskokwim School District

🌦 Goto Mertarvik Weather Page: Mertarvik, Alaska — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Mertarvik, Alaska

Mertarvik is a locality in Bethel, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 5.5 people per km². Mertarvik is located at 60.8110°N, 164.4989°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. ZIP code: 99559.

Mertarvik commands a vast, silent expanse of subarctic terrain where the earth yields only to the persistence of the frost. It lies 488.6 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 273°T), and is situated 92.5 miles west of Bethel. The landscape surrounding Mertarvik is defined by the expansive, open tundra that stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Nyctea Hills, their peaks often obscured by the shifting veils of low-hanging clouds. To the east, the quiet presence of Pingo Lake reflects the pale, unending light of the long summer days, while the meandering, sediment-heavy waters of Takechak Creek carve a slow, deliberate path through the permafrost. The air here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, and the ground, resilient and resiliently textured with lichens and mosses, serves as a buffer against the immense scale of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, which borders the settlement's outer reaches.

Mertarvik exists as a deliberate testament to adaptation, built upon land chosen for its stability in a region where the ground itself is a moving participant in the cycle of the seasons. The local economy and daily life are inextricably linked to the stewardship of the land, requiring a rigorous attention to the seasonal rhythms that govern the procurement of resources and the maintenance of infrastructure. Residents navigate a reality where the immense, quiet solitude of the interior defines their cultural character, fostering a pace of existence that values endurance and careful observation over the frantic speed of urban centers. In the stillness of an autumn evening, when the light turns a bruised, singular gold, the resilience of Mertarvik becomes tangible, manifesting in the steady, rhythmic pulse of a life lived in profound harmony with the unforgiving vastness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 356° N · 62.7M acres
Clarence Rhodes National Wildlife Range (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 252° W
Hazen Bay Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 18.2 mi, 269° W
Nunivak Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 66.8 mi, 212° SW · 595k acres

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