Explore Elmer, 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 Elmer, 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 Elmer.
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 | Elmer |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Jackson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.481187 |
| Longitude | -99.35092 |
| Population | 65 |
| Density | 59.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 73539 |
| Area Code | 405 |
| County Seat | Altus |
| School District | Altus Public Schools |
Elmer exists as a quiet anchor upon the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the Oklahoma plains. It lies 10.9 miles south of Altus, OK (from Altus, OK: bearing 185°T), and is situated 19.9 miles west-northwest of Frederick. The horizon here stretches wide and unobstructed, defined by the red dirt that catches the low, copper light of dusk and turns the ground into a glowing ember. Only a mile away, the Salt Fork Red River carves a serpentine path through the earth, its presence marked by the rustle of cottonwoods and the persistent, dry whisper of the prairie wind. To the west, the subtle depression of Red Hollow creates a slight dip in the topography, a place where the shadows lengthen early and the air retains a cool, damp stillness long after the midday heat has retreated.
Elmer carries the weight of a frontier history, standing as a remnant of the expansive, open territories that once defined this region's struggle and ambition. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture, where the seasonal turning of the wheat fields dictates the pace of life for those who remain. While the Gist Wildlife Management Area sits ten miles out, offering a sanctuary for native grasses and wild game, the daily concerns of Elmer stay focused on the endurance of the land and the quiet persistence of its residents. Even when White Lake lies nine miles to the north, offering a rare expanse of still water in this arid landscape, the identity of the place is inextricably linked to the dry, resilient character of the plains and the distant, hazy silhouette of Cable Mountain that marks the far-off edge of the world.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elmer, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.481187, -99.35092. 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 Elmer includes the ZIP code (73539), telephone area code (405), county seat of Jackson County (Altus), and school district assignment (Altus 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. |