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Kenton Oklahoma Map

Explore Kenton, 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 Kenton, Oklahoma

How to Use This Kenton, Oklahoma Map

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

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

Latitude	36.903076
Longitude	-102.963262
Population	31
Density	16.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	73946
Area Code	580
County Seat	Boise City
School District	Boise City Public Schools

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About Kenton, Oklahoma

Kenton is a locality in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 31. The population density is 16.7 people per km². Kenton is located at 36.9031°N, 102.9633°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73946.

Kenton occupies a remote stretch of the high plains where the earth yields to the stubborn, sun-bleached character of the western panhandle. It lies 83.4 miles west of Guymon, OK (from Guymon, OK: bearing 281°T), and is situated 33.5 miles north-northeast of Clayton. The land here is defined by wide horizons and the persistent, restless wind that scours the red dirt, carrying the echoes of territorial days across a landscape punctuated by the stark silhouettes of mesas. Only a mile away, the Cimarron River cuts a vein through the arid soil, while the nearby Road Canyon carves deep, shadowed gashes into the terrain. The atmosphere in Kenton possesses a singular clarity, where the light at dusk turns the dust into a fine, glowing gold, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the open range as the day exhales its heat.

History in Kenton remains tied to the hard-won survival of homesteaders who sought permanence in a region once traversed by those moving through the expansive western territories. The local economy persists as a quiet negotiation with the land, primarily through ranching and the slow, steady rhythm of agricultural life that respects the limits of the climate. Residents find common ground with the natural world at Black Mesa State Park & Nature Preserve, a short distance away, where the protected expanse serves as a reminder of the quiet, ancient scale of the region. Even when the eyes wander toward the distant Piñon Ridge on the horizon or seek the cool reflection of Lake Carl Etling, the focus of Kenton returns to the resilience of its people and the enduring, unadorned beauty of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Black Mesa State Park & Nature Preserve (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 359° N
Carl Etling Public Fishing Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 133° SE
Petrified Log Exhibit (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 133° SE
Comanche National Grassland (National Grassland) — 6.6 mi, 004° N · 444k acres
Old Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 133° SE
Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 190° S
Kiowa National Grassland (National Grassland) — 16.7 mi, 189° S · 137k acres
Campo Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 24.1 mi, 062° NE
War Memorial (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 114° SE
Cimmaronosaurus (Public Artwork) — 27.3 mi, 114° SE
Public Shooting Range (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 025° NE
Clayton Lake State Park (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 219° SW
Lesser-Prairie Chicken Habitat Zoological Area (National Conservation Area) — 32.0 mi, 077° E · 9,303 acres
Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 201° S
Two Buttes Reservoir State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 50.5 mi, 018° N
Folsom Museum (Museum) — 52.9 mi, 266° W
Kiowa/Rita Blanca (Park) — 55.0 mi, 133° SE
Capulin Volcano National Monument (National Monument) — 55.6 mi, 262° W · 791 acres
Point of Rocks (Viewpoint) — 58.2 mi, 076° E
Sherman County Depot Museum (Museum) — 63.2 mi, 128° SE
Lake Rita Blanca Park (Local Park) — 63.2 mi, 158° S
Hogback (Historic Ruins) — 69.7 mi, 299° NW
Meyer's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Theme Park) — 70.8 mi, 144° SE
Brown Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 72.2 mi, 299° NW
John Martin Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 78.2 mi, 357° N

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