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Yakutat Alaska Map

Explore Yakutat, 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 Yakutat, Alaska

How to Use This Yakutat, Alaska Map

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

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	Yakutat
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Yakutat
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Yakutat)

Latitude	59.563588
Longitude	-139.606191
Population	657
Density	2.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99689
Area Code	907
School District	Yakutat School District

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About Yakutat, Alaska

Yakutat is a locality in Yakutat, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 657. The population density is 2.5 people per km². Yakutat is located at 59.5636°N, 139.6062°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Yakutat) timezone. ZIP code: 99689.

Yakutat occupies a vast, quiet expanse of inland wilderness where the northern light stretches thin and pale across the muskeg. It lies 207.8 miles west-northwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 297°T). Dense thickets of spruce and hemlock define the perimeter of the Tongass National Forest, which begins a mere two miles away and blankets the terrain in deep, saturated greens. Three miles from the center, the waters of Summit Lakes mirror the shifting clouds, while the nearby flow of Ophir Creek carves a persistent, rhythmic path through the silty earth. In the distance, the jagged silhouettes of the Floral Hills rise against the horizon, their ancient, weathered crests watching over the stillness of the interior. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that settles into the lungs, punctuated only by the occasional, distant hum of a bush plane traversing the immense scale of the landscape.

Yakutat sustains itself through a rugged, independent economy that has long adapted to the demands of the subarctic interior. The history of the region is written in the endurance of those who work the land, finding their livelihood in the timber and the seasonal rhythms of the forest. Seventeen miles away, the Rasmuson Glacier remains a silent, slow-moving sentinel, reminding residents of the slow, geological forces that shaped the valleys long before human settlement. Daily life in Yakutat moves at the pace of the seasons, where the transition from the long, dark winters to the brief, intense summers dictates the rhythm of work and rest. It is a place where the grandeur of the wilderness is not merely a backdrop but a constant, heavy presence that informs the character of everyone who calls Yakutat home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 180° S · 16.7M acres
Russell Fjord Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.0 mi, 006° N · 348k acres
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 342° N · 4.3M acres
Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.3 mi, 358° N · 9.7M acres
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (National Park) — 27.5 mi, 360° N · 8.0M acres
Glacier Bay National Park (National Park) — 44.8 mi, 110° E · 3.2M acres
Glacier Bay National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 46.7 mi, 129° SE · 58k acres
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 46.8 mi, 130° SE
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 64.2 mi, 296° NW

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