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Gowen Oklahoma Map

Explore Gowen, 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 Gowen, Oklahoma

How to Use This Gowen, Oklahoma Map

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

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

Latitude	34.881487
Longitude	-95.476923
Population	244
Density	26.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	74578, 74545
Area Code	918
County Seat	Wilburton
School District	Hartshorne Public Schools

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About Gowen, Oklahoma

Gowen is a locality in Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 244. The population density is 26.7 people per km². Gowen is located at 34.8815°N, 95.4769°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74578, 74545.

Gowen occupies a quiet stretch of Oklahoma where the horizon is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of red-tinted earth and the persistent brush of the wind. It lies 17.0 miles east-southeast of McAlester, OK (from McAlester, OK: bearing 102°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-southwest of Wilburton. The landscape surrounding Gowen remains defined by the gentle rise and fall of prairie grasses and the thick, stubborn growth of the Cross Timbers, which frame the land in shades of deep, dusty green. To the west, the distant outline of Bobcat Ridge emerges against the sky like a charcoal sketch, while the immediate terrain is shaped by the winding path of Gaines Creek, a waterway that cuts through the soil with a slow, deliberate patience. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the long shadows of dusk into a rich, bruised violet that lingers over the stillness of Oknoname 121007 Reservoir.

Gowen carries the weight of a past forged in the labor of the earth, as the land was once a vital artery for the coal mining industry that defined this pocket of Choctaw territory. Though the heavy industry of the early twentieth century has receded into the silence of the plains, the rhythm of life in Gowen remains tethered to the land and the endurance of its people. The nearby Eufaula Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for the creatures of the scrub and timber, offering a reprieve from the encroaching pace of the modern world. Life in Gowen moves with the quietude of a seasonal shift, where the economy is now a patchwork of regional agriculture and the simple, persistent maintenance of a legacy that honors the red dirt and the vast, open canopy above.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eufaula Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 330° NW
Mountain Station (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 136° SE
Eufaula Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 298° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 236° SW
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 253° W
James Collins Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 360° N
Haileyville Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 254° W
Robbers Cave State Resort Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 050° NE
Sardis Lake (Recreation Area) — 12.9 mi, 159° S
Arrowhead State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 337° NW
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 26.4 mi, 110° E · 1.8M acres
Billy Cemetery (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 210° SW
Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 29.8 mi, 100° E · 27k acres
Indian Nations National Scenic And Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.5 mi, 104° E · 45k acres
Old Military Road Historic Site (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 101° E
Potato Hills Vista (Viewpoint) — 31.8 mi, 101° E
Time Theater (Cinema) — 32.5 mi, 038° NE
Barnyard Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 42.0 mi, 340° N
Tahlonteeskee Museum (Museum) — 49.0 mi, 027° NE
Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 50.9 mi, 178° S
Hugo Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 51.0 mi, 175° S
The Rink (Attraction) — 56.3 mi, 045° NE
Spiro Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 59.4 mi, 060° NE
Woody Guthrie Home (Attraction) — 60.0 mi, 309° NW
Oklahoma Awesome Adventures (Attraction) — 60.1 mi, 180° S
Muskogee Art Guild (Gallery) — 60.1 mi, 006° N
Oklahoma Murder Mystery (Theatre) — 60.9 mi, 005° N
Park Stage (Stadium) — 63.6 mi, 070° E
QWSP Amphitheater (Theatre) — 64.0 mi, 102° E
Old Reservoir (Historic Ruins) — 64.0 mi, 102° E

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