Chevak
in Alaska, United States

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
61.528 and -165.586 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 61° 31' 40" and W -165° 35' 11"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:36 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: America/Nome
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:57 am and 11:02 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.876 and 37.859 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fairbairn Settlement
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

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Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Discover Chevak

Chevak in Alaska with it's 1,018 citizens is a place in United States about 3,859 mi (or 6,210 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.

Current time in Chevak is now 08:36 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Nome with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 8 airports near Chevak. The closest airport in United States is Chevak Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Chevak, Alaska

Chevak (Cevʼaq, which means "cut-through channel" in Chevak Cup’ik) is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 765. There is a tri-language system in Chevak; English, Cup’ik, and a mixture of the two languages. The people in Chevak speak a dialect of Central Yup'ik, Cup'ik (pr. Chew-pick), and identify themselves as Cup'ik people rather than Yup'ik.

Located at 61.5278, -165.579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cities in Alaska, Populated places in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, Populated places in Alaska with Native American majority populations

Chevak Airport

Chevak Airport is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district of Chevak, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.

Located at 61.5408, -165.601 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in the Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska

KCUK

KCUK is a non-commercial radio station in Chevak, Alaska, broadcasting on 88.1 FM. It includes local programming, plus programming from National Public Radio and Native Voice One.

Located at 61.529, -165.591 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Radio stations in Alaska, Native American radio, NPR member stations, Alaska Public Radio Network, Radio stations established in 1973

Kashunamiut School District

The Kashunamiut School District is a school district within the village of Chevak. The school district is composed of a single school which teaches grades Kindergarten to High School. The schools mascot is a "comet". The district served approximately 200 students in the 2008-09 academic year and has a 58% graduation rate. English and Cup’ik bilingual education is done at this school.

Located at 61.5308, -165.585 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
School districts in Alaska, Education in Unorganized Borough, Alaska, Yupik


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Cev'aq, New Chevak, Chevak, VAK