Explore Indianola, 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 Indianola, 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 Indianola.
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 | Indianola |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Pittsburg County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.162876 |
| Longitude | -95.774716 |
| Population | 148 |
| Density | 179.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 74442 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| County Seat | McAlester |
| School District | Indianola Public Schools |
Indianola exists as a quiet confluence of red earth and tall grasses, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to hold more weight than the ground beneath it. It lies 15.9 miles north of McAlester, OK (from McAlester, OK: bearing 359°T), and is situated 13.8 miles southwest of Eufaula. The landscape is defined by the heavy, iron-rich soil of the Cross Timbers, a transition zone where post oaks and blackjack oaks stubbornly stake their claim against the persistent, dry winds that sweep across the plains. Just a mile to the east, the sprawling expanse of Eufaula Lake catches the low, amber light of late afternoon, mirroring the clouds in a surface that stays glass-still until the breeze picks up. Two miles away, the Canadian River cuts a persistent, winding path through the silt, carving the subtle topography that dictates the drainage and the slow, rhythmic growth of the surrounding vegetation.
Indianola rests within the verdant, protected boundaries of the Eufaula Wildlife Management Area, where the ecosystem thrives in a quiet state of preservation that feels removed from the frantic pace of modern transit. The history of this place is inscribed in the deep soil of former Indian Territory, a legacy that survives in the enduring patience of the local people and the steady, unglamorous work of agriculture that anchors the economy. While the distant silhouette of Sandy Ridge marks the far horizon to the southeast, life here is governed by the immediate needs of the land—the seasonal cycle of the fields and the maintenance of the rural roads that bind the neighborhood together. The air carries the faint, clean scent of dry earth and sun-warmed brush, a sensory reminder that Indianola belongs to a geography that demands resilience and offers, in return, a profound, unobstructed clarity of light.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Indianola, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.162876, -95.774716. 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 Indianola includes the ZIP code (74442), telephone area code (918), county seat of Pittsburg County (McAlester), and school district assignment (Indianola 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. |