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Fort Towson Oklahoma Map

Explore Fort Towson, 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 Fort Towson, Oklahoma

How to Use This Fort Towson, Oklahoma Map

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

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	Fort Towson
State	Oklahoma (OK)
County	Choctaw County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.031395
Longitude	-95.277635
Population	492
Density	33.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	74735
Area Code	918
County Seat	Hugo
School District	Fort Towson Public Schools

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About Fort Towson, Oklahoma

Fort Towson is a locality in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 492. The population density is 33.8 people per km². Fort Towson is located at 34.0314°N, 95.2776°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fort Towson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74735.

Fort Towson commands a quiet stretch of land where the persistent flow of Gates Creek defines the northern boundary of the settlement. It lies 29.8 miles northeast of Paris, TX (from Paris, TX: bearing 34°T), and is situated 13.9 miles east of Hugo. The terrain here is defined by the heavy, iron-rich soil of the Cross Timbers, where oak and hickory woods give way to open, grassy clearings that hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun to dip. To the north, the distant outline of the Devils Backbone provides a serrated edge to the horizon, a reminder of the rugged geological shifts that shaped this corner of the interior. Life in Fort Towson moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the way the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold against the red dirt during the final hour of the day.

History clings to the landscape of Fort Towson, where the remains of the nineteenth-century military outpost serve as a physical anchor for the collective memory of the Choctaw Nation. The local economy has transitioned from the strategic military necessity of its founding into a quiet pattern of agriculture and small-scale commerce, supported by those who value the solitude of the plains. Recreational interest centers on the nearby Lake Raymond Gary, where the water serves as a focal point for the surrounding quietude, complemented by the protected environments found at Raymond Gary State Park. Here, the legacy of the Indian Territory persists in the architecture and the quietude of the fields, maintaining a distinct character that refuses to be rushed by the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Raymond Gary State Park (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 154° SE
Hugo Lake State Park (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 288° W
Hugo Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 280° W
Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 043° NE
Hugo Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 285° W
Pine Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 061° NE
Jesse B. Bowman (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 133° SE
Jane Chandler Gill (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 133° SE
Jonesboro (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 133° SE
Oklahoma Awesome Adventures (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 263° W
Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 12.6 mi, 309° NW
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 21.1 mi, 066° NE · 1.8M acres
Little River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 100° E · 28k acres
Museum of the Red River (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 112° E
Eiffel Tower (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 208° SW
Valley of the Caddo Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 213° SW
Lamar County Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 213° SW
Jet Boat Joe's (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 073° E
Gambill Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 31.5 mi, 223° SW
Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 156° SE
Broken Bow Lake Spillway Overlook (Viewpoint) — 33.9 mi, 075° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Tx (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.2 mi, 208° SW · 1,438 acres
Flying Tigers Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 219° SW
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 38.0 mi, 245° SW · 18k acres
Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 54.8 mi, 020° N · 27k acres
Foreman Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 55.4 mi, 114° SE
Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures (Public Artwork) — 55.8 mi, 074° E
Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 58.0 mi, 041° NE · 11k acres
Elk Meadow Game Ranch (Attraction) — 59.1 mi, 137° SE
Old Potter School (Historic Ruins) — 66.0 mi, 057° NE

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