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Stony River Alaska Map

Explore Stony River, 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 Stony River, Alaska

How to Use This Stony River, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	61.79201
Longitude	-156.590509
Population	57
Density	7.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99557
Area Code	907
School District	Kuspuk School District

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About Stony River, Alaska

Stony River is a locality in Bethel, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 57. The population density is 7.0 people per km². Stony River is located at 61.7920°N, 156.5905°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99557.

Stony River exists as a solitary outpost where the subarctic light stretches thin and pale across a vast, unyielding expanse of taiga. It lies 223.8 miles west-northwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 283°T). The land surrounding Stony River is defined by the quiet persistence of the wilderness, where low-lying brush and stunted spruce cling to the permafrost in a rhythmic, muted landscape that feels indifferent to the passage of human time. To the north, the horizon remains flat and expansive, though on the clearest, coldest days, the distant peaks of the Alaska Range suggest a jagged, icy boundary far beyond the immediate reach of the woods. Only a mile away, the Stony River cuts a braided path through the silt, its waters reflecting the bruised purple and gold of the sky as it moves with a heavy, deliberate pace toward an eventual, distant confluence.

Life in Stony River moves in synchronization with the seasons, dictated by the arrival of bush planes that serve as the primary lifeline for those who dwell in this remote interior. The local economy persists through a blend of subsistence and seasonal labor, a quiet endurance that relies on the knowledge of the land and the endurance of its inhabitants. While Big Lake lies fourteen miles away, providing a deeper, stiller body of water for those who venture out to hunt or gather, the rhythm of daily existence remains tethered to the proximity of the water and the shifting needs of the climate. There is a distinct, austere beauty in how the people of Stony River organize their lives against the immense scale of the geography, finding purpose in the maintenance of their homesteads and the simple, rigorous work required to thrive in a place where nature remains the final authority.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Innoko Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 75.4 mi, 329° NW · 1.3M acres
Innoko National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 75.4 mi, 329° NW · 8.1M acres

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