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Point Possession Alaska Map

Explore Point Possession, 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 Possession, Alaska

How to Use This Point Possession, Alaska Map

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

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 Possession
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Kenai Peninsula
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	60.9228
Longitude	-150.6891
Population	9
Density	0.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99611
Area Code	907
School District	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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About Point Possession, Alaska

Point Possession is a locality in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 9. The population density is 0.1 people per km². Point Possession is located at 60.9228°N, 150.6891°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99611.

Point Possession asserts itself as a quiet, rugged promontory where the dense, dark timber of the subarctic gives way to the low-slung brush of the tundra. It lies 33.3 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 233°T), and is situated 31.9 miles northeast of Kenai. Bill Besser Lake sits in the immediate embrace of the land, its surface often mirroring the flat, leaden light that spills across the expanse of the peninsula. A mere mile away, the tide-driven currents of the Pacific Ocean churn against the shoreline, sending a cold, salt-heavy mist to drift inland toward the trees. On the distant horizon, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Kenai Mountains provide a silent, towering frame for a landscape that seems indifferent to the passage of human time.

History at Point Possession remains etched in the quiet persistence of those who navigate its isolation, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. Much of the surrounding wilderness is protected within the vast reach of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, which preserves the migratory paths and undisturbed habitats defining this territory. Local life follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the region, where the proximity to the mouth of Seven Egg Creek dictates the rhythm of the year for those who fish its waters. The economy here is measured not in high-speed commerce, but in the careful stewardship of resources and the rugged self-reliance required to thrive in a place where the immense scale of the earth humbles every endeavor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.7 mi, 144° SE · 3.9M acres
Dave Spencer Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.9 mi, 116° SE · 186k acres
Birch Hill Unit (Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 216° SW
Swanson River Unit (Resource Management Area) — 9.9 mi, 207° SW
Captain Cook State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.9 mi, 234° SW
Susitna Flats State Game Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 348° N
Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 060° NE
Mystery Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.9 mi, 133° SE · 45k acres
Indigenous Placename Marker (Public Artwork) — 26.2 mi, 052° NE
Nike Site Point Missile Launch Area (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 053° NE
View of the Turnagain Arm (Viewpoint) — 27.0 mi, 055° NE
Nike SIte Point Integrated Fire Control Area (Historic Ruins) — 27.3 mi, 053° NE
Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 29.5 mi, 128° SE · 5.4M acres
Nothern Air Cargo DC-6 (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 055° NE
Chugach State Park (State Park) — 30.5 mi, 077° E
Potter Historic Site (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 073° E
Regal Dimond Center 9 Cinemas (Cinema) — 31.4 mi, 061° NE
Kenai Historical Society (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 217° SW
Benny Benson Memorial (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 054° NE
Dos Manos (Gallery) — 32.2 mi, 054° NE
West High Theatre (Theatre) — 32.2 mi, 053° NE
Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 32.2 mi, 055° NE
Dall Sheep (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 064° NE
James J. Delaney Memorial (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 052° NE
Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive (Attraction) — 33.4 mi, 053° NE
Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall (Theatre) — 33.5 mi, 052° NE
Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 052° NE
Alaska Law Enforcement Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 052° NE
Alexander Creek Recreation River (State Recreation Area) — 36.9 mi, 004° N
Kenai Fjords National Park (National Park) — 59.5 mi, 162° S · 601k acres

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