Enter your search query in the box below.

Petersville Alaska Map

Explore Petersville, 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 Petersville, Alaska

How to Use This Petersville, Alaska Map

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

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	Petersville
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Matanuska-Susitna
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	62.453484
Longitude	-150.884124
Population	27
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99683
Area Code	907
School District	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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

About Petersville, Alaska

Petersville is a locality in Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 27. Petersville is located at 62.4535°N, 150.8841°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99683.

Petersville anchors itself upon a rugged expanse of subarctic terrain where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Alaska Range. It lies 76.8 miles northwest of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 323°T), and is situated 92.7 miles north-northwest of Anchorage. The landscape is defined by the persistent, cold-water pulse of Peters Creek, which carves a path through the dense taiga, its banks lined with the gnarled roots of spruce and willow that cling to the thin, acidic soil. Only four miles away, the quiet surface of Kroto Lake mirrors the low-hanging, amber light of the subarctic sun, providing a stillness that contrasts with the restless movement of the wind across the tundra. The air here holds a sharp, metallic clarity, carrying the scent of damp moss and the unspoken weight of immense, unpeopled distances that stretch far beyond the horizon.

Petersville sustains a legacy forged in the grit of gold seekers who once scoured the nearby Pioneer Gulch, leaving behind a rhythm of life that remains tethered to the patient extraction of the earth’s hidden wealth. Today, that history finds a contemporary expression within the Petersville Recreational Mining Area, where visitors still sift through the gravels in search of glints of color against the gray silt. The local economy persists as a quiet oscillation between seasonal prospecting and the self-reliance required by such an inland existence, far removed from the clamor of concentrated urban centers. Life moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand the environment, where the coming of winter and the sudden, explosive bloom of short-lived summers dictate the survival and spirit of the few who choose to remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Petersville Recreational Mining Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 020° N
Kroto And Moose Creek Recreation River (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 091° E
Denali State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 005° N
Denali National Park (National Park) — 12.8 mi, 360° N · 4.7M acres
Hudson's Plane (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 071° E
Denali view (Viewpoint) — 22.3 mi, 071° E
Denali National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 23.3 mi, 287° W · 1.3M acres
The Hobbit Cabin (Attraction) — 29.2 mi, 118° SE
Alaska Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 050° NE
Ruth Glacier Landing (Attraction) — 35.7 mi, 006° N
Denali Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 37.6 mi, 354° N · 2.1M acres
Sheep Creek Sport Fishing Access Site (Attraction) — 42.2 mi, 142° SE
Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 50.5 mi, 135° SE
Susitna Flats State Game Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 69.0 mi, 170° S
Lake View Public Park (Local Conservation Area) — 70.9 mi, 146° SE
Beverly Creek Wildlife Park (Local Conservation Area) — 71.7 mi, 144° SE
Red Barn (Monument) — 73.6 mi, 140° SE
Curtis D. Menard Memorial (Monument) — 75.3 mi, 143° SE
Salmon mosaic (Public Artwork) — 76.1 mi, 142° SE
Tipton Park (Local Recreation) — 76.2 mi, 146° SE
John R. Nichols Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 77.0 mi, 146° SE
Nike Site Bay Missile Launch Area (Historic Ruins) — 79.3 mi, 155° SE

Latest News: Petersville

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News