Explore Canute, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canute, 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 Canute.
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 | Canute |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Washita County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.421994 |
| Longitude | -99.279534 |
| Population | 494 |
| Density | 302.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 73626 |
| Area Code | 405 |
| County Seat | New Cordell |
| School District | Canute Public Schools |
Canute sits squarely upon the expansive, wind-swept plains of western Oklahoma, where the earth reveals itself in layers of deep, sun-baked red dirt. It lies 7.1 miles east of Elk City, OK (from Elk City, OK: bearing 84°T), and is situated 18.7 miles west-southwest of Clinton. The landscape surrounding Canute is defined by a vast, open horizon that seems to stretch indefinitely, broken only by the occasional cluster of hardy vegetation or the slow, rhythmic movement of grasses bent by a persistent breeze. Just a mile from the center, the waters of Turkey Creek carve a shallow, quiet path through the terrain, providing a vital artery in an otherwise arid expanse, while the Soldier Creek Watershed Site 3 Reservoir catches the pale, wide-open light of the afternoon sky in its still surface. Here, the air carries the dry, honest scent of dust and cured wheat, a sensory reminder of the relentless, expansive geography that dictates the pace of every day.
History in Canute remains tethered to the hard-won legacy of the plains, echoing the migrations and settlement patterns that defined this stretch of former Indian Territory. The local economy persists as a reflection of the soil, grounded in the seasonal cycles of agriculture and the enduring infrastructure of energy production that has long characterized the region. For those seeking a moment of respite, Jaycees Park remains the primary destination for outdoor recreation, standing six miles away as a space for community gathering. Life in Canute moves with the measured, deliberate quality of a place that understands the weight of the seasons, where the shadow of an oil derrick against a late-summer sunset provides a visual shorthand for the labor and resilience that keep the local spirit tethered to this specific, unyielding ground.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Canute, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.421994, -99.279534. 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 Canute includes the ZIP code (73626), telephone area code (405), county seat of Washita County (New Cordell), and school district assignment (Canute Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |