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Ridgeway Alaska Map

Explore Ridgeway, 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 Ridgeway, Alaska

How to Use This Ridgeway, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	60.530833
Longitude	-151.052101
Population	2,136
Density	49.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	99669, 99611
Area Code	907
School District	Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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About Ridgeway, Alaska

Ridgeway is a locality in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,136. The population density is 49.1 people per km². Ridgeway is located at 60.5308°N, 151.0521°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP codes: 99669, 99611.

Ridgeway occupies a quiet expanse of land where the persistent, muscular currents of the Kenai River define the pace of the landscape. It lies 61.9 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 221°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-southeast of Kenai. The earth here holds a damp, cooling weight, blanketed by dense stands of spruce that give way to the open, marshy reaches closer to the Pacific Ocean, only three miles to the west. From the vantage of Eagle Rock, one can observe the way the subarctic light softens the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Kenai Mountains, which haunt the far horizon like a recurring dream. Nearby, the still surface of Sports Lake offers a dark, reflective contrast to the churning river, while the proximity of the Ciechanski Day Use Area provides a rare, manicured threshold into the wild, unyielding brush that otherwise claims the periphery of every yard.

Ridgeway persists as a testament to the quiet industry of those who have long harvested the bounty of these cold, salmon-bright waters. The economy remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of the runs and the logistical necessity of the surrounding wilderness, where the occasional drone of a bush plane serves as the primary punctuation to an otherwise hushed existence. History here is not written in monuments, but in the calloused hands of those who navigate the shifting tides of the Pacific Ocean and the demanding maintenance of life in a climate that brooks no neglect. The character of Ridgeway is forged in this rigorous isolation, where the immense scale of the taiga dwarfs the individual, fostering a culture of self-reliance that feels as ancient and enduring as the riverbeds themselves.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 360° N · 3.9M acres
Ciechanski Day Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 243° SW
Aspen Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 197° S
Big Eddy State Recreational Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 237° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 194° S
Beaver Creek Unit (Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 000° N
Kenai Historical Society (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 283° W
Kenai Administrative Site (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.7 mi, 111° E · 20 acres
Dave Spencer Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.0 mi, 063° NE · 186k acres
Andrew Simons Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.2 mi, 171° S · 1.1M acres
Clam Gulch Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 225° SW
Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 35.6 mi, 090° E · 5.4M acres
Russian River Rendezvous (Historic Ruins) — 36.7 mi, 098° E
1969 Russian River Fire and Mark Westover (Monument) — 37.0 mi, 097° E
Boat Launch (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 213° SW
Alaska Wildland Adventures (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 094° E
Alaskans at Cooper Landing (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 094° E
Alaska Rivers Company (Attraction) — 40.4 mi, 094° E
Lake Clark National Park (National Park) — 45.1 mi, 301° NW · 2.5M acres
Tern Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 51.1 mi, 089° E
Mt McGhan Monument (Monument) — 51.4 mi, 097° E
Indigenous Placename Marker (Public Artwork) — 54.4 mi, 037° NE
Canyon Creek Bunkhouse (Historic Ruins) — 54.6 mi, 060° NE
Hope and Sunrise Historical Society (Museum) — 54.7 mi, 060° NE
Nothern Air Cargo DC-6 (Monument) — 57.9 mi, 039° NE
Regal Dimond Center 9 Cinemas (Cinema) — 58.1 mi, 043° NE
Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 59.8 mi, 040° NE
Dos Manos (Gallery) — 59.9 mi, 039° NE
West High Theatre (Theatre) — 60.0 mi, 039° NE
Discovery Theatre (Theatre) — 61.4 mi, 039° NE

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