Whitestone Alaska Map

About Whitestone, Alaska

Whitestone is a locality in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 3.9 people per km². Whitestone is located at 64.1527°N, 145.9061°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99737.

Whitestone occupies a quiet expanse of interior land where the horizon remains defined by the immense, muted silhouettes of the Alaska Range shimmering in the far distance. It lies 65.9 miles southeast of Badger, AK (from Badger, AK: bearing 132°T), and is situated 50.2 miles southeast of Eielson AFB. Low-lying brush and hardy spruce dominate the immediate landscape, stretching toward the open reaches of the Shaw Creek Flats, where the ground holds a subtle, persistent chill even under the height of the summer sun. A few miles to the east, Big D Pond reflects the pale, subarctic light, its surface often undisturbed by anything more than the erratic flight of a passing raven or the shifting intensity of the clouds. The air here carries a crystalline clarity, sharpened by the vastness of the surrounding taiga, creating an atmosphere where the smallest sound—the distant hum of a bush plane or the snapping of a dry twig—seems to carry for miles across the stillness.

Whitestone maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal shifts of the interior, reflecting a history tied to the rugged persistence of those who first surveyed these northern plains. The local economy finds its footing in the quiet industry of the region, supported by the nearby timber and resource management within the Tanana Valley State Forest, where the forest floor remains a tapestry of lichen and moss. Residents often look toward the northern reaches for their needs, occasionally traveling toward Minton Creek to access the wilder, interior corridors of the landscape. Life in Whitestone moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded in the reality of a terrain that demands respect and offers little in the way of artifice, leaving the residents to find comfort in the stark, unvarnished beauty of their daily surroundings.

About This Whitestone Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whitestone, Alaska. Coordinates: 64.1527, -145.9061. 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 Whitestone includes the ZIP code (99737), telephone area code (907), county seat of Southeast Fairbanks, and school district assignment (Delta/Greely 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.