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Pelican Alaska Map

Explore Pelican, 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 Pelican, Alaska

How to Use This Pelican, Alaska Map

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

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	Pelican
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Hoonah-Angoon
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Juneau)

Latitude	57.960833
Longitude	-136.2275
Population	98
Density	68.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99832
Area Code	907
School District	Pelican City School District

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About Pelican, Alaska

Pelican is a locality in Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 68.9 people per km². Pelican is located at 57.9608°N, 136.2275°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. Pelican is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99832.

Pelican emerges from the dense, emerald-dark mantle of the Tongass National Forest, where the trees stand in a silent, moss-draped congregation. It lies 70.0 miles west-southwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 251°T), and is situated 71.0 miles north-northwest of Sitka. The landscape here is governed by the persistent, cold vitality of Pelican Creek, which carves a restless path through the heavy undergrowth, its waters reflecting the muted, silver light of an overcast subarctic sky. To the distant horizon, the jagged silhouette of Chedu Ridge rises like a serrated spine against the clouds, grounding the vast, untamed expanse of the interior. Nearby, the still surface of Pelican Reservoir holds the stillness of the deep woods, its edges fringed by ferns and the encroaching reach of spruce that thrive in this damp, quiet isolation.

Pelican bears the weight of a history carved into the wilderness, where the rhythm of survival is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the slow, deliberate pulse of the forest. The local economy persists in the shadows of the immense timber and mineral potential of the surrounding geography, drawing sustenance from the land that stretches toward the distant Bohemia Basin. Life in Pelican moves with the gravity of a place that understands its own scale, where the inhabitants navigate the terrain with the quiet competence of those who live at the mercy of the elements. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and crushed needles, a sensory reminder that Pelican exists as a solitary outpost in a world defined by the endurance of the wild.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 360° N · 16.7M acres
West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.2 mi, 194° S · 272k acres
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 22.8 mi, 357° N
Glacier Bay National Park (National Park) — 22.8 mi, 357° N · 3.2M acres
Glacier Bay Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.6 mi, 356° N · 2.7M acres
Orca Statue (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 067° NE
Historic Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 067° NE
Native Theater (Theatre) — 30.3 mi, 067° NE
In Alaska's Wildest Kitchen (Theatre) — 30.3 mi, 067° NE
The Plaza at The Shops by HTA (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 070° E
Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.5 mi, 024° NE
Gustavus Flats Fee (Conservation Area) — 34.2 mi, 029° NE
Strawberry Point Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 029° NE
Moose Rack Arch (Public Artwork) — 35.9 mi, 030° NE
Nagoonberry Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 36.2 mi, 031° NE
Tonalite Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 41.5 mi, 123° SE
Big Bear/baby Bear Bays State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 43.8 mi, 147° SE
Outer Point (Attraction) — 60.9 mi, 067° NE
Point Bridget State Park (State Park) — 65.6 mi, 043° NE
Sitka Cruise Ship Port (Attraction) — 66.0 mi, 152° SE
Pavilion (Viewpoint) — 68.8 mi, 062° NE
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.8 mi, 164° S · 13.7M acres
Cg-6017 (Monument) — 70.2 mi, 153° SE
Wickersham State Historical Site (Museum) — 70.4 mi, 070° E
Liberty Bell Reproduction (Monument) — 70.4 mi, 070° E
Sealaska Heritage Institute (Museum) — 70.4 mi, 070° E
Alaska Robotics (Gallery) — 70.4 mi, 070° E
20th Century Theatre (Cinema) — 70.4 mi, 070° E
Commercial Fishermen's Memorial (Monument) — 70.6 mi, 070° E
Sitka National Historical Park (Marine Protected Area) — 71.1 mi, 152° SE

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