Tenakee Springs Alaska Map

About Tenakee Springs, Alaska

Tenakee Springs is a locality in Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 3.4 people per km². Tenakee Springs is located at 57.7901°N, 135.1354°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. Tenakee Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99841.

Tenakee Springs emerges from the damp, shadowed silence of the dense woodland where the air holds the heavy, mossy scent of earth reclaimed by ancient growth. It lies 46.4 miles southwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 219°T), and is situated 50.5 miles north of Sitka. The landscape surrounding Tenakee Springs is defined by a deep, inland interior, characterized by thick stands of timber that thrive within the sprawling boundaries of Tongass National Forest. A single mile away, the Indian River carves its path through the undergrowth, its cold, clear water providing a constant, rhythmic pulse against the quietude of the forest floor. To the west, the jagged, imposing silhouettes of the Moore Mountains pierce the horizon, their slopes serving as a permanent, stoic backdrop to the valleys that stretch toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Pavlof Lake.

History here is written in the slow, deliberate pace of those who favor solitude and the restorative warmth of the earth’s own subterranean heat. The local economy relies on a quiet self-sufficiency, a lifestyle shaped by the challenge of the terrain and the necessity of resourcefulness in an environment that demands respect. Residents move with a measured gravity, acknowledging the vast, indifferent scale of the wilderness that presses in from all sides. Life in Tenakee Springs is defined by the shifting, subarctic light that turns the canopy into a kaleidoscope of deep greens and slate grays, reminding every inhabitant that they are merely guests in a realm governed by the raven and the grizzly.

About This Tenakee Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tenakee Springs, Alaska. Coordinates: 57.790054, -135.135446. 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 Tenakee Springs includes the ZIP code (99841), telephone area code (907), county seat of Hoonah-Angoon, and school district assignment (Chatham 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.