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Upper Kalskag Alaska Map

Explore Upper Kalskag, 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 Upper Kalskag, Alaska

How to Use This Upper Kalskag, Alaska Map

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

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

Latitude	61.54027
Longitude	-160.348983
Population	212
Density	23.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99607
Area Code	907
School District	Kuspuk School District

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About Upper Kalskag, Alaska

Upper Kalskag is a locality in Bethel, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 23.0 people per km². Upper Kalskag is located at 61.5403°N, 160.3490°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Upper Kalskag is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99607.

Upper Kalskag occupies a quiet stretch of land where the vastness of the interior creates a stillness that seems to suspend time itself. It lies 345.2 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 278°T), and is situated 70.4 miles northeast of Bethel. The landscape is defined by a subarctic expanse of taiga and tundra, where the light at dusk bleeds into a bruised violet, casting long, thin shadows across the earth. Nine miles to the north, the Portage Mountains rise as a jagged, silent barrier against the horizon, anchoring a terrain that remains wild and untamed. The air here carries a crisp, lingering chill, even in the height of summer, and the proximity to the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge ensures that the rhythms of the land are dictated more by the migration of birds and the shifting of seasons than by the mechanics of modern life.

Upper Kalskag retains a character forged by the persistence of those who navigate the inland wilderness, relying on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Portage for traditional movement across the tundra. The local economy is inextricably linked to the land, drawing from the bounty of the region and the resilience required to thrive so far from any urban center. While the nearby Mud Creek flows with a steady, muted persistence and the waters of Arhymot Lake remain tucked away in the brush six miles distant, the life of the people is marked by the hum of bush planes and the quiet, deliberate pace of daily survival. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the endurance of traditions that honor the scale of the environment, where the immense, dwarfing landscape demands a profound respect for the silence and the space that separates one neighbor from another.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.7 mi, 158° S · 62.7M acres
Southwest Peregrine Falcon Habitat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 31.2 mi, 009° N
Suurvik Cinema At Kipusvik (Cinema) — 70.7 mi, 223° SW

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