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Point Hope Alaska Map

Explore Point Hope, 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 Point Hope, Alaska

How to Use This Point Hope, Alaska Map

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

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	Point Hope
State	Alaska (AK)
County	North Slope
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Nome)

Latitude	68.34421
Longitude	-166.681159
Population	830
Density	64.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99766
Area Code	907
School District	North Slope Borough School District

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About Point Hope, Alaska

Point Hope is a locality in North Slope, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 830. The population density is 64.1 people per km². Point Hope is located at 68.3442°N, 166.6812°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Point Hope is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99766.

Point Hope occupies an expansive, windswept stretch of the interior tundra where the earth meets a vast, subarctic sky. It lies 569.7 miles west-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 303°T), and is situated 147.9 miles northwest of Kotzebue. Low-lying vegetation clings to the permafrost, punctuated by the stillness of Ipiutak Lagoon, which mirrors the pale, shifting light of the high latitudes. Twenty-one miles to the north, the Kemegrak Hills rise in muted silhouettes, their slopes darkening as the sun dips low and casts long, violet shadows across the flat plains. The air here carries a crisp, mineral clarity, sharpening the edges of the horizon and lending a profound, quiet weight to the silence that settles over the land at dusk.

History resides in the layers of the earth at Point Hope, where ancient foundations speak of endurance in a landscape defined by its immense, uncompromising scale. The local economy and daily life remain tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, supported by the presence of the nearby Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge which safeguards the surrounding wilderness. Residents navigate the vast, open terrain with the resilience of those who have adapted to the isolation, often relying on bush planes to bridge the distance to other settlements. Life moves with a measured, deliberate pace, dictated by the turning of the year and the enduring, rugged character of the northern interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jabbertown (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 102° E
Ipiutak (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 287° W
Western Arctic Caribou Insect Relief Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 31.2 mi, 109° E

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