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Sleetmute Alaska Map

Explore Sleetmute, 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 Sleetmute, Alaska

How to Use This Sleetmute, Alaska Map

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

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	Sleetmute
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Bethel
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	61.653861
Longitude	-157.10302
Population	95
Density	0.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99668
Area Code	907
School District	Kuspuk School District

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About Sleetmute, Alaska

Sleetmute is a locality in Bethel, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 95. The population density is 0.4 people per km². Sleetmute is located at 61.6539°N, 157.1030°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99668.

Sleetmute emerges from the vast, subarctic silence of the interior, where the land stretches in a muted palette of lichen-green and charcoal-gray. It lies 242.2 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 281°T), and is situated 164.8 miles east-northeast of Bethel. The terrain here is defined by low-lying vegetation and dense stands of spruce that cling to the permafrost, creating a landscape that feels both ancient and indifferent to human scale. A mile from the settlement, the waters of Vreeland Creek cut through the sediment, their movement a persistent, rhythmic murmur against the stillness of the taiga. Far to the south, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Alaska Range haunts the horizon, a ghostly reminder of the immense, frozen upheaval that defines this corner of the world. In the autumn, the light turns thin and amber, casting long, melancholic shadows that seem to stretch across the tundra until they vanish into the deepening dusk.

Sleetmute exists as a quiet outpost of human endurance, its history deeply rooted in the exchange of goods and the seasonal migrations of those who navigate the inland wilderness. The economy functions on a small, self-reliant scale, tethered to the arrival of bush planes that serve as the primary lifeline for supplies and connection. Nine miles away, the quiet waters of Johnny Slough mirror the shifting clouds, providing a topographical anchor for the local geography. Life in Sleetmute follows the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the preparation for the long, cold dark and the maintenance of a lifestyle that favors wood-smoke and internal warmth over the frantic noise of modern centers. Raven and grizzly tracks often mark the soft earth near the village perimeter, serving as a reminder that the wild remains the true neighbor here, claiming the vast majority of the territory for its own inscrutable purposes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kuskokwim River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 36.6 mi, 291° W
Innoko Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 77.4 mi, 343° N · 1.3M acres
Innoko National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 77.4 mi, 343° N · 8.1M acres

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