Explore Etta, 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 Etta, 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 Etta.
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 | Etta |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Cherokee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.836225 |
| Longitude | -94.903013 |
| Population | 80 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 74471 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| County Seat | Tahlequah |
| School District | Tahlequah Public Schools |
Etta sits upon the iron-rich soil of a landscape defined by the slow, steady persistence of the inland plains. It lies 7.8 miles southeast of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 143°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east-southeast of Park Hill. The earth here carries a deep, oxidized pigment that stains the boots of any traveler who wanders off the gravel roads to explore the uneven terrain. To the west, the distant shadow of Ballew Ridge marks the horizon, while the immediate surroundings are carved by the quiet, downward slope of Manes Hollow. A heavy, humid stillness often settles over the oak-covered clearings, interrupted only by the sudden, sharp movement of birds or the dry rustle of wind through the tall, sun-bleached grasses. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, amber quality, turning the dust motes into suspended gold as the sun retreats behind the tree line.
Etta draws its quiet vitality from the proximity of the Illinois River, which cuts a serpentine path through the woods just a mile away. The presence of Tenkiller Ferry Lake provides a recreational tether for those who live in the orbit of these waters, offering a place where the work of the day gives way to the patient waiting of a fishing line. This region remains tethered to the long memory of the land, where the economic pulse is dictated by the rhythm of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the outside world. Life in Etta moves with the careful deliberation of an old clock, favoring the slow cultivation of the soil and the maintenance of homesteads that have weathered the passage of generations. It is a place that demands little from the visitor, yet rewards the observant eye with the sight of a hawk circling high above the water, indifferent to the small, enduring ambitions of the people below.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Etta, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.836225, -94.903013. 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 Etta includes the ZIP code (74471), telephone area code (918), county seat of Cherokee County (Tahlequah), and school district assignment (Tahlequah 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. |