Explore Womens 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Womens 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 Womens 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 | Womens Bay |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| County | Kodiak Island |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| Latitude | 57.687002 |
| Longitude | -152.684656 |
| Population | 743 |
| Density | 6.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 99615 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| School District | Kodiak Island Borough School District |
Womens Bay holds a quiet vigil where the damp, subarctic light filters through the persistent mist, turning the surrounding landscape into a study of muted greens and slate grays. It lies 262.9 miles south-southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 203°T), and is situated 12.2 miles southwest of Kodiak. Eddys Range stands as a stoic, jagged backdrop to the north, its peaks capturing the low-slung sun before the shadows lengthen across the low-lying terrain. Only two miles distant, the waters of Lake Aurel shimmer with a cold, still clarity, reflecting the heavy clouds that drift in from the Pacific Ocean, which waits just four miles away. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of salt and damp earth, a reminder of the proximity to the coast where the tides dictate the rhythm of the shoreline. Within the broader expanse, the low ground of Bell Flats provides a stark, open corridor that leads toward the distant, winding path of Panamaroff Creek, marking the transition from the dense brush to the rugged, untamed fringe of the land.
Womens Bay maintains a character defined by the resilience of those who anchor their lives to the sea and the rugged terrain. Historically, the area has been shaped by the necessity of adaptation, as the local economy draws its strength from the cycles of the harvest and the persistent demands of a maritime environment. While the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge sits six miles away, guarding the sanctity of the wild, the influence of the refuge is felt locally in the abundance of birdlife and the seasonal shifts that dictate the pace of work. Life in Womens Bay moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of a place that understands the immense scale of the wild, where the presence of Mary Island on the horizon serves as a constant, silent waypoint for those navigating the coastal reaches. Here, the hum of daily life is punctuated by the distant drone of aircraft and the seasonal pulse of the water, creating a pattern of existence that is as enduring as the land itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Womens Bay, Alaska. Coordinates: 57.687002, -152.684656. 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 Womens Bay includes the ZIP code (99615), telephone area code (907), county seat of Kodiak Island, and school district assignment (Kodiak Island Borough 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. |