Ashland Oklahoma Map

About Ashland, Oklahoma

Ashland is a locality in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 35. The population density is 67.9 people per km². Ashland is located at 34.7679°N, 96.0697°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74570.

Ashland occupies a quiet expanse of the Oklahoma interior where the earth turns to a deep, iron-rich red beneath the vast expanse of the prairie sky. It lies 20.5 miles southwest of McAlester, OK (from McAlester, OK: bearing 236°T), and is situated 34.5 miles east of Ada. Sandy Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the terrain, its banks lined with the gnarled, persistent growth of the Cross Timbers that define the local horizon. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Big Prairie Ridge provides a permanent backdrop to the shifting light of the plains, while the nearby Pine Hollow offers a sheltered basin where the air seems to hold the stillness of the afternoon. Only a mile away, the surface of Oknoname 121008 Reservoir reflects the changing colors of the clouds, a steady presence in a landscape shaped by wind and the slow, rhythmic cycle of the seasons.

Ashland remains a place where the echoes of the past are felt in the deep connection to the land, rooted in the legacy of the Choctaw Nation and the enduring spirit of those who settled these open spaces. The local economy persists in the quiet industry of the interior, drawing sustenance from the soil and the resources beneath it, much as it has for generations. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a sunrise over the fields, far removed from the clamor of larger hubs, yet linked by a shared history of resilience. For those seeking the solitude of the wilderness, the Atoka Wildlife Management Area sits fourteen miles away, preserving the native character of the region. In Ashland, the days are marked not by bells or whistles, but by the way the shadow of the ridge lengthens across the grass, signaling the end of another day under the immense, unblinking dome of the Oklahoma sky.

About This Ashland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ashland, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.767872, -96.069721. 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 Ashland includes the ZIP code (74570), telephone area code (918), county seat of Pittsburg County (McAlester), and school district assignment (Kiowa Public Schools).

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.