Hough Oklahoma Map

About Hough, Oklahoma

Hough is a locality in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 20. The population density is 111.9 people per km². Hough is located at 36.8709°N, 101.5771°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73942.

Hough occupies a quiet expanse of the Oklahoma plains where the horizon stretches thin, pulling the sky down to meet the red-dusted earth in a sharp, unwavering line. It lies 14.0 miles north-northwest of Guymon, OK (from Guymon, OK: bearing 338°T), and is situated 24.5 miles south-southwest of Hugoton. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, restless wind that scours the open fields, shaping the grasses into rhythmic waves that mimic the stillness of the deep interior. Two miles to the west, the narrow banks of Cow Creek carry away the occasional runoff from sudden storms, while the stagnant, sun-warmed waters of Sturdivan Number 1 Reservoir lie three miles distant, reflecting the vast, cloudless blue of the afternoon. When the sun retreats, the light grows heavy and amber, casting long, bruised shadows across the prairie that make the very stones seem to vibrate with the day’s stored heat.

Hough carries the weight of a history rooted in the layered legacies of Indian Territory, where the persistence of the land outlasts the shifting fortunes of those who work it. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the soil and the legacy of the oil fields, where rusted, skeletal derricks occasionally punctuate the wheat-colored fields like monuments to a transient prosperity. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has learned to wait, whether for the harvest or for the distant, cooling rains that might gather near Dry Sand Draw twelve miles away. Residents sometimes venture toward Cross Park for a respite in the sparse, scrubby timber, but the character of Hough is found in the quiet endurance of its own streets, where the scent of dry earth and mineral-rich dust lingers long after the machinery of the day has gone silent.

About This Hough Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hough, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.870859, -101.577105. 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 Hough includes the ZIP code (73942), telephone area code (580), county seat of Texas County (Guymon), and school district assignment (Straight Public School).

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.