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Port Protection Alaska Map

Explore Port Protection, 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 Protection, Alaska

How to Use This Port Protection, Alaska Map

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

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 Protection
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Prince of Wales-Hyder
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Sitka)

Latitude	56.331881
Longitude	-133.60642
Population	36
Density	3.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99927
Area Code	907
School District	Southeast Island School District

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About Port Protection, Alaska

Port Protection is a locality in Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 3.7 people per km². Port Protection is located at 56.3319°N, 133.6064°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Sitka) timezone. ZIP code: 99927.

Port Protection occupies a rugged expanse of interior wilderness where the dense, dark timber of the Tongass National Forest claims every available inch of the damp, moss-thickened earth. It lies 140.5 miles south-southeast of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 167°T), and is situated 42.1 miles southwest of Petersburg. Low-hanging clouds snag on the tops of ancient spruce and hemlock, casting a perpetual, muted silver light across the uneven terrain that stretches inland from the rugged, tree-choked valleys. Two miles to the east, the cold, clear waters of Baker Creek carve a jagged path through the undergrowth, while three miles further, the stillness of Hole-in-the-wall mirrors the gray sky in a basin of silence. On the distant horizon, the jagged, snow-dusted outlines of the Sumner Mountains rise like broken teeth, serving as a permanent, immovable backdrop to a landscape that feels indifferent to the fleeting passage of human time.

Port Protection exists as a testament to the quiet tenacity of those who favor isolation over the frenetic pace of urban centers, relying on a subsistence-based economy that requires an intimate knowledge of the land’s seasonal moods. Life here is dictated by the slow, rhythmic labor of gathering resources from the surrounding woods and the persistent maintenance of dwellings that must withstand the relentless, moisture-heavy climate of the interior. The local character is shaped by a profound sense of self-reliance, where the sound of a distant bush plane is often the only intrusion upon the vast, forested solitude. Residents navigate the dense thickets and timbered slopes with a quiet expertise, finding a stark, unadorned beauty in the way the twilight deepens the green of the pines and turns the air sharp with the scent of damp earth and cooling stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 090° E · 16.7M acres
Joe Mace Island State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 310° NW
Kuiu Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.9 mi, 265° W · 60k acres
Tebenkof Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.5 mi, 290° W · 67k acres
Beecher Pass State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 27.4 mi, 049° NE
Ernie Haugen Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 37.7 mi, 068° E
City Of Petersburg Water Supply Act Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 39.3 mi, 040° NE · 1,640 acres
Petersburg Lake National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 40.7 mi, 024° NE · 15 acres
Sons of Norway Hall (Monument) — 41.2 mi, 036° NE
Northern Nights Theater (Cinema) — 41.6 mi, 036° NE
Whale Observatory (Viewpoint) — 42.4 mi, 037° NE
Kadin Island Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 45.0 mi, 073° E
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.9 mi, 230° SW · 13.7M acres
Rio Roberts Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 54.0 mi, 143° SE
Admiralty Island National Monument (National Monument) — 65.4 mi, 351° N · 1.0M acres
The Gallery (Gallery) — 66.3 mi, 128° SE
Chief Shakes Hot Springs Site (Attraction) — 66.3 mi, 065° NE

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