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Port Clarence Alaska Map

Explore Port Clarence, 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 Port Clarence, Alaska

How to Use This Port Clarence, Alaska Map

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

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	Port Clarence
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Nome
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Nome)

Latitude	65.108965
Longitude	-166.764338
Population	16
Density	0.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99762
Area Code	907
School District	Bering Strait School District

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About Port Clarence, Alaska

Port Clarence is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 16. The population density is 0.3 people per km². Port Clarence is located at 65.1090°N, 166.7643°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. ZIP code: 99762.

Port Clarence endures as a silent sentinel upon the vast, interior expanse of the high northern plains. It lies 553.4 miles west-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 282°T), and is situated 67.4 miles northwest of Nome. Across this immense, treeless sweep, the horizon stretches with a terrifying clarity, broken only by the distant, rugged silhouette of the Red Mountains looming fourteen miles to the south. The Don River carves a serpentine path through the permafrost eight miles away, its icy current acting as the primary artery for the surrounding tundra. During the long, subarctic dusk, the light here does not simply fade; it bruises the sky with shades of violet and cold copper, casting long, melancholic shadows that emphasize the profound solitude of the landscape.

Port Clarence bears the mark of generations who sought to extract value from a land that yields nothing without a struggle. The local economy remains tied to the rhythms of resource extraction and the logistical necessity of bush plane transit, which serves as the lifeblood for those living in such isolation. Small, utilitarian structures cling to the earth, built to withstand the relentless scouring of the wind and the deep, hushed stillness of the winter months. Life here is defined by a rigorous, quiet self-reliance, where the residents move with a deliberate pace, acknowledging the raw, indifferent scale of their surroundings while maintaining a sturdy presence in an environment that remains perpetually wild.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mount Osborn Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 28.0 mi, 109° E
Bering Land Bridge National Park and Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 44.1 mi, 352° N
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 44.1 mi, 352° N · 2.7M acres
Ryan Air plane crash (1989) (Attraction) — 46.4 mi, 159° S
Kurigitavik Mound (Historic Ruins) — 51.3 mi, 313° NW
World's Biggest Gold Pan (Attraction) — 58.0 mi, 136° SE
Roald Amundsen (Public Artwork) — 58.0 mi, 136° SE
Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center (Museum) — 58.1 mi, 136° SE
Swanberg's Dredge (Monument) — 59.2 mi, 135° SE

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