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Box Oklahoma Map

Explore Box, Oklahoma, 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 Box, Oklahoma

How to Use This Box, Oklahoma Map

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

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	Box
State	Oklahoma (OK)
County	Sequoyah County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	35.570017
Longitude	-94.972763
Population	153
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	74878, 74962
Area Code	918
County Seat	Sallisaw
School District	Vian Public Schools

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About Box, Oklahoma

Box is a locality in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 153. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Box is located at 35.5700°N, 94.9728°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74878, 74962.

Box endures as a quiet expanse where the red earth meets the expansive Oklahoma sky, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the wind across the high plains. It lies 23.1 miles south of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 181°T), and is situated 13.5 miles northwest of Sallisaw. The terrain here is shaped by the subtle shifts of the land, leading toward the sheltered quiet of Pot Hollow and the rugged, distant presence of Merford Ridge on the horizon. A mile from the center of Box, the waters of Red Bird Smith Creek carve a winding path through the dense thickets of the Cross Timbers, offering a reprieve of shade and moisture to the surrounding woodland. The light at dusk settles over the fields with a heavy, golden clarity, turning the dry grasses into a shimmering bronze that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has dipped low.

History lingers in the soil of Box, recalling the complex legacy of Indian Territory and the generations who worked the stubborn, iron-rich ground. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the nearby resources, with the proximity of Tenkiller Ferry Lake providing a focal point for both regional recreation and the slow, steady pulse of life in this part of the country. Visitors often gravitate toward the recreational opportunities at Tenkiller Ferry Lake, finding a stark beauty in the contrast between the deep, managed waters and the wilder, unyielding scrubland that defines the local character. Daily life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values its solitude, where the weight of the past and the quiet demands of the present coexist under the vast, unblinking dome of the prairie heavens.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Tenkiller State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 317° NW
Tenkiller Ferry Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 314° NW
Stone Bridge (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 355° N
Tenkiller Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 320° NW
McClellan Kerr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 256° W
Tahlonteeskee Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 237° SW
Robert S. Kerr Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 188° S
Brushy Lake Park (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 102° E
Going Home: I-40 Bridge Collapse Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 246° SW
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.9 mi, 061° NE · 8,813 acres
Greenleaf State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 285° W
The Rink (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 124° SE
Sequoyah's Cabin (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 101° E
Time Theater (Cinema) — 23.4 mi, 202° S
Spider Gallery (Gallery) — 23.6 mi, 000° N
Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 000° N
Cherokee National History Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 000° N
Dena's Art Den (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 000° N
Jacob Gallery (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 001° N
All American Floats (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 006° N
Fort Davis Historical Marker (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 306° NW
KCS Stilwell Depot (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 049° NE
Oklahoma Murder Mystery (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 300° NW
Roland Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 112° E
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 28.5 mi, 078° E · 1.1M acres
Spiro Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 128° SE
Initial Point Marker (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 112° E
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 47.5 mi, 176° S · 1.8M acres
Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.6 mi, 263° W · 21k acres
Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 52.4 mi, 179° S · 27k acres

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