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Oketo Kansas Map

Explore Oketo, Kansas, 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 Oketo, Kansas

How to Use This Oketo, Kansas Map

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

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	Oketo
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Marshall County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.963613
Longitude	-96.599743
Population	64
Density	239.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66518
Area Code	913
County Seat	Marysville
School District	Marysville Unified School District 364

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About Oketo, Kansas

Oketo is a locality in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 64. The population density is 239.9 people per km². Oketo is located at 39.9636°N, 96.5997°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oketo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66518.

Oketo maintains a quiet, deliberate presence upon the expansive plains where the Big Blue River carves a serpentine path through the earth. It lies 22.4 miles south-southeast of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 160°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-northeast of Marysville. The landscape around Oketo is defined by an immense, unobstructed sky that shifts from the pale, bruised violet of dawn to a deep, resonant indigo as the sun retreats behind the horizon. Cottonwoods cluster in the damp shadows along the riverbank, their leaves shivering in the constant, restless wind that seems to possess a memory of the tallgrass prairies. Four miles away, the surface of Warford Reservoir remains a flat, silver mirror, reflecting the slow passage of clouds that drift over the fields with a gravity born of isolation.

Farmers have long coaxed a living from this stubborn, fertile soil, grounding the economy of Oketo in the cyclical rhythms of planting and harvest. The history of the region is etched into the very soil, where the echoes of early settlement persist in the sturdy, weathered architecture that stands against the seasonal extremes of the Kansas climate. Residents often look toward the distant silhouette of Indian Mound, a landmark that anchors the horizon and provides a sense of orientation in an otherwise limitless expanse of farmland. Though the pace of life here is measured by the steady progress of agricultural seasons, there is a distinct, understated beauty in the way the light catches the golden grain at dusk, illuminating a way of life that remains deeply connected to the land. Those seeking the quietude of the natural world often venture toward the Big Indian Wildlife Management Area, where the land remains largely undisturbed, offering a glimpse into the quiet, enduring character of this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Indian Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 323° NW
Lions Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 194° S
Feldhausen Field (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 191° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 197° S
Pony Express Rider (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 197° S
Immanuel Lutheran School Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 257° W
Pawnee Prairie Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 071° E
Alcove Spring (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 196° S
Oregon Trail Marker (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 279° W
Rockford Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.2 mi, 004° N
Tuttle Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 18.8 mi, 187° S
Monument to the Ice Age (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 189° S
The Carnegie Building (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 340° N
Nichols Park Rock (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 338° N
Homestead Movement Historical Marker (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 341° N
Homestead National Monument Heritage Center (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 332° NW
Phillips 66 (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 066° NE
Pawnee City Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 067° NE
Washington State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.4 mi, 266° W
Table Rock Argus (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 061° NE
Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 36.3 mi, 192° S
Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.7 mi, 315° NW · 124 acres
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 45.4 mi, 358° N
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 47.5 mi, 355° N
Cassell Open Air Theatre (Theatre) — 49.1 mi, 338° N
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 51.3 mi, 301° NW
Magic School (Historic Ruins) — 52.9 mi, 194° S
Missile Silo Home (Attraction) — 53.4 mi, 165° S
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 57.3 mi, 069° E

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