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Chester Oklahoma Map

Explore Chester, 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 Chester, Oklahoma

How to Use This Chester, Oklahoma Map

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

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

Latitude	36.216428
Longitude	-98.920928
Population	176
Density	17.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	73838
Area Code	580
County Seat	Fairview
School District	Seiling Public Schools

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About Chester, Oklahoma

Chester is a locality in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 176. The population density is 17.1 people per km². Chester is located at 36.2164°N, 98.9209°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73838.

Chester emerges from the expansive plains of western Oklahoma as a quiet punctuation mark on a horizon dominated by the relentless movement of prairie winds. It lies 30.1 miles east-southeast of Woodward, OK (from Woodward, OK: bearing 120°T), and is situated 24.8 miles west of Fairview. The landscape surrounding Chester is defined by the deep, iron-rich red dirt that clings to the roots of native grasses and the persistent, low-slung brush of the region. Only two miles to the west, the North Canadian River carves a serpentine path through the sediment, its waters thinning during the dry heat of mid-summer while offering a vital, shaded corridor for the local wildlife. On the distant horizon, the pale, gypsum-capped crests of the Glass Mountains rise like phantom silhouettes, catching the amber light of dusk and casting long, cooling shadows over the wheat fields that stretch toward the edge of sight.

Economic life in Chester remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the subterranean promise of oil-derrick country, where the legacy of earlier territorial settlement still hums beneath the modern hum of agricultural machinery. Residents find a rare stillness in the proximity of the Canton Wildlife Management Area & Waterfowl Refuge Portion, an eight-mile span that preserves the raw, unadorned character of the plains for migratory birds and the occasional quiet observer. While the bustle of larger urban centers feels worlds away, the local pace is set by the seasonal cycles of harvest and the patient maintenance of the oil fields. Life here is measured by the clarity of the night sky and the way the air holds the scent of dry earth and ripening grain, grounding the identity of Chester in a landscape that demands both resilience and a deep, intuitive knowledge of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Canton Wildlife Management Area & Waterfowl Refuge Portion (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 121° SE
Major County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 358° N
Canton Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 112° E
Glass Mountains State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 062° NE
Little Sahara State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 005° N
Crystal Beach Park (Local Park) — 28.7 mi, 299° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 30.1 mi, 301° NW
Packsaddle Fee (Conservation Area) — 32.3 mi, 247° SW
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 33.8 mi, 124° SE
Iron Man (Public Artwork) — 39.1 mi, 131° SE
Southern Plains Experimental Range (Recreation Easement) — 44.0 mi, 305° NW
Washita National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.3 mi, 208° SW · 26 acres
Military Road Crossing (Monument) — 44.9 mi, 304° NW
Black Kettle National Grassland (National Grassland) — 46.8 mi, 232° SW · 31k acres
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.8 mi, 048° NE · 42k acres
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum (Museum) — 49.2 mi, 184° S
Hydro Rodeo Arena (Stadium) — 50.0 mi, 158° S
Lucille's Historic Gas Station (Attraction) — 50.5 mi, 158° S
37mm Gun (Attraction) — 57.5 mi, 097° E
Jesse Chisholm (Monument) — 57.6 mi, 080° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 59.2 mi, 225° SW
Jane Champlin Art Gallery (Gallery) — 59.2 mi, 078° E
Ballroom Theatre (Theatre) — 59.2 mi, 078° E
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (Museum) — 59.6 mi, 078° E
National Route 66 and Transportation Museum (Museum) — 62.6 mi, 208° SW
Flix On 6 (Cinema) — 63.2 mi, 206° SW
Pageant Amphitheater at Memorial Peace Park (Theatre) — 75.7 mi, 016° N
Comanche County Museum (Museum) — 76.2 mi, 343° N
Piedmont High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 76.4 mi, 120° SE

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