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Mud Bay Alaska Map

Explore Mud Bay, 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 Mud Bay, Alaska

How to Use This Mud Bay, Alaska Map

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

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	Mud Bay
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Haines
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Juneau)

Latitude	59.151183
Longitude	-135.356493
Population	159
Density	5.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	99901, 99827
Area Code	907
School District	Haines Borough School District

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About Mud Bay, Alaska

Mud Bay is a locality in Haines, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 5.1 people per km². Mud Bay is located at 59.1512°N, 135.3565°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. ZIP codes: 99901, 99827.

Mud Bay holds the stillness of the interior, where the air thins against the jagged reach of the Coast Range to the east. It lies 68.5 miles north-northwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 330°T), and is situated 145.6 miles north of Sitka. The land here is defined by the slow, deliberate work of ice and stone, where the colossal presence of Rainbow Glacier exerts a quiet gravity over the surrounding tundra. Only two miles distant, the waters of Rustabach Lake reflect the low-slung, subarctic light, acting as a mirror for the vast, unpeopled silence that stretches toward the Ferebee Valley. The terrain is marked by the rugged, uneven textures of a landscape still emerging from the grip of ancient, retreating frost, where the ground is covered in a dense, resilient carpet of moss and lichen that absorbs the footfall of any traveler.

History in Mud Bay is measured not in decades, but in the enduring tracks of the Nahku Portage, an ancient path that speaks to the movement of those who traversed this wilderness long before modern maps were drawn. Life here is tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the proximity of Chilkat State Park, which serves as a sentinel for the preservation of the surrounding wild. The economy remains sparse, favoring a life of deep self-reliance and the careful harvesting of the land’s quiet offerings, far from the frantic pace of industrial centers. Nearby, the waters of Ludaseska Creek cut through the basin, their steady, rhythmic flow serving as the primary pulse of the locality, grounding the residents in a cycle of water and earth that has persisted for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chilkat State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 225° SW
Haines State Forest Resource Management Area (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 208° SW
Haines State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 023° NE
Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 3.6 mi, 023° NE · 16.7M acres
Battery point (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 357° N
Chilkat Islands State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 160° S
Fort Seward (Historic Castle / Fort) — 6.1 mi, 330° NW
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 303° NW
Glacier Bay National Park (National Park) — 14.9 mi, 210° SW · 3.2M acres
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.9 mi, 210° SW
Glacier Bay Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 210° SW · 2.7M acres
Endicott River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.6 mi, 189° S · 98k acres
Gold Rush Stampeders (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 004° N
Snow Plow #1 1899 (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 004° N
Locomotive Engine No. 52 (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 004° N
Soapy and Reed Gunfight Plaque (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 003° N
Soapy Smith's Parlor (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 004° N
Red Onion Saloon Brothel Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 004° N
Lynch and Kennedy (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 004° N
Packer Expeditions (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 004° N
Eagles Hall (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 004° N
City of Skagway Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 004° N
The Kroschel Wildlife Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.3 mi, 311° NW
Point Bridget State Park (State Park) — 34.9 mi, 158° S
The Outpost (Theatre) — 52.5 mi, 196° S
Strawberry Point Historical Museum (Museum) — 52.9 mi, 195° S
Nagoonberry Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 52.9 mi, 194° S
Wickersham State Historical Site (Museum) — 67.7 mi, 150° SE
Liberty Bell Reproduction (Monument) — 67.8 mi, 150° SE
Admiralty Island National Monument (National Monument) — 74.8 mi, 163° S · 1.0M acres

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