Lawton Oklahoma Map
Lawton, Oklahoma — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Lawton, Comanche County.
Interactive Map of Lawton, Oklahoma
| City | Lawton |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Comanche |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.608685 |
| Longitude | -98.39033 |
| Population | 90,595 |
| Density | 428.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton is a locality in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of 90,595. The population density is 428.5 people per km². Lawton is located at 34.6087°N, 98.3903°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73503.
Lawton rises from the Oklahoma plains, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can follow, a vast canvas painted with the hues of endless days and star-dusted nights. It lies 48.4 miles north of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north of Geronimo. The landscape here is a study in subtle drama, a sweep of rolling terrain that hints at the ancient forces that shaped it, broken by the meandering silver threads of the Cache and the Washita rivers. Red-tinged earth, rich with the promise of growth, forms the bedrock, and when the wind whispers across the open spaces, it carries the scent of prairie grasses and the distant, faint perfume of cottonwoods lining the waterways. The sun, when it descends, often spills a molten gold across the western horizon, turning the clouds to embers and casting long, dancing shadows that lend a quiet, almost palpable presence to the land. This land, once the domain of the Comanche Nation, now pulses with a history interwoven with military presence and agricultural enterprise. Lawton's founding is intrinsically linked to the dramatic Kiowa-Comanche land run, a seismic event that opened these vast territories for settlement, and the nearby Fort Sill army post has been a constant, shaping presence for generations, a sentinel of history standing against the horizon. The local economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture and the bounty of the fertile soil, now finds a robust heartbeat in a diversified industrial base, alongside the enduring significance of the military community. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, a rugged jewel just a stone's throw away, offers a breathtaking counterpoint to the cultivated fields, its granite peaks and hidden valleys a testament to the wild spirit that still breathes in this corner of Oklahoma.
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About This Lawton Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Lawton, Oklahoma with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lawton and Comanche County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Lawton is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Lawton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
