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Silver Springs Alaska Map

Explore Silver Springs, 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 Silver Springs, Alaska

How to Use This Silver Springs, Alaska Map

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

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	Silver Springs
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Copper River
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	62.019311
Longitude	-145.358311
Population	111
Density	16.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99573
Area Code	907
School District	Copper River School District

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About Silver Springs, Alaska

Silver Springs is a locality in Copper River, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 111. The population density is 16.7 people per km². Silver Springs is located at 62.0193°N, 145.3583°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99573.

Silver Springs occupies a vast, hushed expanse of subarctic wilderness where the Copper River carves a relentless, silt-heavy path through the earth. It lies 132.2 miles east-northeast of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 77°T), and is situated 69.3 miles north-northeast of Valdez. The landscape surrounding Silver Springs is defined by the immense scale of the interior, where the horizon is dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Wrangell Mountains. Here, the air holds a sharp, metallic clarity that bites at the lungs, and the ground is a sprawling tapestry of taiga and tundra, punctuated by the occasional dark stand of spruce. Just seven miles away, the rugged boundaries of Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve offer a sanctuary for grizzly and raven, creating a wild perimeter that keeps the modern world at a respectful distance. When the light fades, the sky takes on a bruised, violet hue that seems to deepen the silence of the plains, making the proximity of the river feel like the only pulse in a frozen land.

History in Silver Springs is written in the tracks of those who moved through the interior, seeking passage toward the interior gold fields or following the iron artery of industrial ambition. The regional economy remains tethered to the land’s raw resources, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the heavy, industrial rhythm of the oil pipeline that threads through the brush. Life here moves with a deliberate, tempered pace, far removed from the clutter of denser maps, and residents find a quiet kinship in the challenge of the climate. While Klutina Lake waits twenty-two miles away in the cooling shadows, the local character is forged by the Copper River, a waterway that demands constant vigilance and respect. People in Silver Springs navigate their days with a pragmatic grace, knowing that in this immense territory, the landscape dictates the terms of survival and the quiet beauty of a life lived in the shadow of giants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Scenic Point (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 330° NW
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 012° N · 4.3M acres
Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.3 mi, 089° E · 9.7M acres
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (National Park) — 16.7 mi, 026° NE · 8.0M acres
Alaska Yaks (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 140° SE
Gulkana River (Wild & Scenic River) — 35.1 mi, 351° N · 93k acres
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 58.8 mi, 220° SW · 2.2M acres
Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 59.1 mi, 176° S · 5.4M acres
Trooper Bruce A. Heck Monument (Monument) — 65.5 mi, 262° W
Gilahina Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 67.0 mi, 126° SE
Rudleston Falls (Attraction) — 67.0 mi, 195° S
Delta River (Wild & Scenic River) — 67.6 mi, 342° N · 44k acres
Bridalveil Falls (Attraction) — 67.9 mi, 195° S
Horsetail Falls (Attraction) — 68.2 mi, 196° S
Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum (Museum) — 69.4 mi, 209° SW
Whispering Giant, by Peter Toth (Public Artwork) — 69.5 mi, 208° SW
Valdez Civic Center (Cinema) — 69.9 mi, 208° SW
Shoup Bay State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 71.7 mi, 214° SW
Jack Bay State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 78.0 mi, 210° SW

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