Thorne Bay Alaska Map
Explore Thorne Bay, 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 Thorne Bay, Alaska
How to Use This Thorne Bay, Alaska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thorne Bay, 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 Thorne Bay.
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 | Thorne Bay |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| County | Prince of Wales-Hyder |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Sitka) |
| Latitude | 55.667027 |
| Longitude | -132.535653 |
| Population | 476 |
| Density | 6.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 99919 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| School District | Southeast Island School District |
About Thorne Bay, Alaska
Thorne Bay is a locality in Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 476. The population density is 6.9 people per km². Thorne Bay is located at 55.6670°N, 132.5357°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Sitka) timezone. Thorne Bay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99919.Thorne Bay anchors itself firmly within the dense, emerald expanse of the Tongass National Forest, where the air holds a permanent, crisp weight of damp moss and evergreen. It lies 194.2 miles south-southeast of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 158°T), and is situated 41.8 miles northwest of Ketchikan. The landscape around Thorne Bay is dominated by the quiet presence of Water Lake, which reflects the heavy, slate-colored skies of the subarctic, while the persistent, rhythmic flow of Deer Creek cuts through the thick undergrowth of the woodland floor. On the distant horizon, the Keating Range rises in jagged, pale silhouettes, standing as a silent, immovable sentinel against the shifting weather patterns that define this interior wilderness. The light here is rare and fleeting, often softening into a deep, bruised violet during the long afternoons, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the uneven, peat-heavy ground.
Economic life in Thorne Bay remains deeply rooted in the timber industry, a legacy that has shaped the character of the settlement and dictated the pace of its daily labor. Generations have worked among the towering hemlocks and cedars, carving a path through the wilderness that relies on the slow, methodical extraction of resources rather than the frantic speed of modern urban centers. The presence of the Tongass National Forest ensures that the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the woods, where the crackle of woodstoves and the distant hum of machinery are the primary markers of time. Life in Thorne Bay possesses a deliberate gravity, defined by an acceptance of the immense scale of the landscape that demands respect from those who choose to live within its borders.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 220° SW · 16.7M acres
- Karta River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.5 mi, 191° S · 40k acres
- Rio Roberts Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 6.9 mi, 291° W
- Maybeso Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 11.3 mi, 201° S
- The Gallery (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 065° NE
- South Etolin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.2 mi, 026° NE · 83k acres
- Control Lake (State Resource Management Area) — 14.4 mi, 280° W
- Ol Tom Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 18.7 mi, 168° S
- Dog Salmon Fish Pass Wildlife Viewing Site (Viewpoint) — 22.6 mi, 178° S
- Totem 10, Raven at the Head of Nass (Public Artwork) — 34.3 mi, 119° SE
- Naha River National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 36.1 mi, 098° E · 16 acres
- Alaska Rainforest Family Adventure (Attraction) — 36.5 mi, 118° SE
- Thoms Place State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 37.6 mi, 023° NE
- Ketchikan Coliseum Theater (Cinema) — 41.5 mi, 122° SE
- Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show (Attraction) — 41.6 mi, 123° SE
- Deer Mountain-John Mountain National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 42.2 mi, 122° SE · 26 acres
- Saxman Totem Park (Attraction) — 43.9 mi, 123° SE
- Misty Fjords National Monument (National Monument) — 47.0 mi, 070° E · 2.3M acres
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.2 mi, 220° SW · 13.7M acres
- Chief Shakes Hot Springs Site (Attraction) — 75.4 mi, 015° N
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About This Thorne Bay Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Thorne Bay, Alaska. Coordinates: 55.667027, -132.535653. 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 Thorne Bay includes the ZIP code (99919), telephone area code (907), county seat of Prince of Wales-Hyder, and school district assignment (Southeast Island School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
