Shaktoolik Alaska Map

About Shaktoolik, Alaska

Shaktoolik is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 76.6 people per km². Shaktoolik is located at 64.3545°N, 161.1935°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Shaktoolik is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99771.

Shaktoolik holds its position upon a vast, inland expanse of subarctic tundra, where the earth stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, muted silhouettes of the Reindeer Hills. It lies 396.7 miles west of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 271°T), and is situated 127.4 miles east of Nome. The ground here is a resilient tapestry of moss and lichen that shifts in color with the fleeting seasons, while the Tagoomenik River winds through the low-lying plains just two miles away, carving a path through the permafrost. The light in this latitude possesses a singular, thin clarity, often casting long, amber shadows that seem to hold the landscape in a state of perpetual, quiet anticipation.

Shaktoolik serves as a testament to generations of endurance, with a culture deeply rooted in the traditional knowledge of the land and the seasonal rhythms of the interior. The local economy relies on a careful, subsistence-based relationship with the surrounding wilderness, supplemented by the necessity of bush plane transport to bridge the immense distances between settlements. Residents often look toward the Shaktoolik River (Ksp) Area of Critical Environmental Concern, nineteen miles away, as a reminder of the wild, untrammeled integrity of the region. Life in Shaktoolik moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand that the environment here does not accommodate haste, favoring instead a steady, watchful presence amidst the immense scale of the plains.

About This Shaktoolik Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shaktoolik, Alaska. Coordinates: 64.354481, -161.193514. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Shaktoolik includes the ZIP code (99771), telephone area code (907), county seat of Nome, and school district assignment (Bering Strait School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.