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Nikolski Alaska Map

Explore Nikolski, 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 Nikolski, Alaska

How to Use This Nikolski, Alaska Map

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

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	Nikolski
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Aleutians West
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Nome)

Latitude	53.007863
Longitude	-168.718502
Population	39
Density	0.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99638
Area Code	907
School District	Aleutian Region School District

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About Nikolski, Alaska

Nikolski is a locality in Aleutians West, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 0.1 people per km². Nikolski is located at 53.0079°N, 168.7185°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. ZIP code: 99638.

Nikolski occupies a vast, treeless expanse of tundra where the wind dictates the movement of grasses and the subtle shift of shadows across the plains. It lies 907.8 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 240°T), and is situated 115.7 miles west-southwest of Unalaska. The terrain around Nikolski is defined by the gentle, rising slopes of High Hill, which watches over the flat, open ground like a silent, weathered sentinel. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Umnak Lake mirror the pale, subarctic light, while the narrow, winding path of Sheep Creek cuts through the earth, marking the land with a singular, silver line. This landscape, encompassed entirely by the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, remains a realm of immense, quiet scale where the horizon stretches out, uninterrupted by forests or mountains, allowing the sky to claim the greater portion of the world.

History remains deeply rooted in the soil of Nikolski, reflecting generations of continuous habitation that have shaped the endurance of those who stay. Life here follows the rhythm of the seasons and the demands of the land, with an economy that has historically relied upon the careful stewardship of the interior plains and the traditional knowledge passed down through time. Visitors and residents alike recognize that Nikolski exists in a space apart, where the silence of the tundra is broken only by the sudden, sharp call of a raven or the rustle of vegetation in the breeze. It is a place of profound stillness, where the lack of modern clutter allows the texture of the earth—the moss, the peat, and the resilient scrub—to emerge with a clarity that feels both ancient and immediate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Umnak Kgra (Resource Management Area) — 14.6 mi, 034° NE
WWII US Army Site (Historic Castle / Fort) — 48.6 mi, 259° W
Bogoslof Island Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 69.4 mi, 022° N
Bogoslof Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 69.5 mi, 023° NE · 72 acres

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