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Shageluk Alaska Map

Explore Shageluk, 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 Shageluk, Alaska

How to Use This Shageluk, Alaska Map

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

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	Shageluk
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Yukon-Koyukuk
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	62.661586
Longitude	-159.551368
Population	100
Density	3.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99665
Area Code	907
School District	Iditarod Area School District

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About Shageluk, Alaska

Shageluk is a locality in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 3.8 people per km². Shageluk is located at 62.6616°N, 159.5514°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Shageluk is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99665.

Shageluk occupies a quiet, secluded expanse where the dense taiga meets the expansive, flat reach of the interior lowlands. It lies 329.4 miles west-northwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 292°T), and is situated 149.0 miles north-northeast of Bethel. Shageluk Lake sits as a dark, reflective mirror at the edge of the settlement, its surface often undisturbed save for the subtle ripple of a surfacing fish or the passing shadow of a raven. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the terrain stretches out in a mosaic of mossy tundra and thick, dark stands of spruce, creating a sense of profound isolation that renders the distant, jagged peaks of the Alaska Range mere ghosts against the horizon. The air here holds a crisp, biting clarity, particularly during the long, amber-hued afternoons when the subarctic light turns the frost-dusted ground into a field of silver.

Generations of residents have shaped the character of Shageluk through a deep, functional relationship with the surrounding wilderness, relying on the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge to sustain traditional patterns of harvest and stewardship. The local economy persists through a blend of subsistence gathering and the seasonal rhythm of bush planes that serve as the primary link to the outside world, delivering goods and connecting families across the immense, roadless interior. Life here follows the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, where the preservation of heritage remains as vital as the maintenance of the local school. In the quiet hours of the evening, the distant hum of a snowmachine or the soft crackle of a wood stove underscores the endurance of a place that finds its strength in the stillness of the northern woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Innoko National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 360° N · 8.1M acres
Innoko Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.6 mi, 024° NE · 1.3M acres
Southwest Peregrine Falcon Habitat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 23.7 mi, 228° SW
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.7 mi, 196° S · 62.7M acres
Anvik River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 56.4 mi, 349° N

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