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Shishmaref Alaska Map

Explore Shishmaref, 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 Shishmaref, Alaska

How to Use This Shishmaref, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	66.232966
Longitude	-166.12533
Population	576
Density	95.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99772
Area Code	907
School District	Bering Strait School District

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About Shishmaref, Alaska

Shishmaref is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 576. The population density is 95.1 people per km². Shishmaref is located at 66.2330°N, 166.1253°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Shishmaref is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99772.

Shishmaref occupies a vast, hushed expanse of tundra where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 529.2 miles west-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 289°T), and is situated 122.8 miles north of Nome. Low, scrubby vegetation clings to the permafrost, stretching toward the horizon where North Hill rises as a singular, muted presence against the subarctic light. A nearby stream cuts a winding, silver path through the plains, its water cold and clear, reflecting the immense, shifting clouds that dictate the tempo of the day. Fifteen miles away, the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve guards a silent, ancient landscape, offering a sanctuary for the raven and the grizzly that roam these northern reaches, far from the influence of any salt-heavy air.

Shishmaref remains defined by a deep, generational reliance on the land, where the economy pivots on the seasonal rhythms of hunting and gathering. Life here moves with a deliberate patience, dictated by the cycles of the taiga and the long, deep freeze that turns the ground into iron. The culture is rooted in a resilience that has sustained people for generations, relying on the bush plane for the essential delivery of goods and connectivity to the wider world. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, when the sun hangs low and amber across the flat, open plains, the stillness of the landscape feels heavy with history, a reminder of the endurance required to thrive in such a sprawling, unyielding corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 180° S · 2.7M acres
Bering Land Bridge National Park and Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.1 mi, 180° S
Kurigitavik Mound (Historic Ruins) — 70.1 mi, 233° SW

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