Explore Newkirk, 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 Newkirk, 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 Newkirk.
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 | Newkirk |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Kay County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 36.882255 |
| Longitude | -97.053372 |
| Population | 2,172 |
| Density | 618.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 74647 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| County Seat | Newkirk |
| School District | Newkirk Public Schools |
Newkirk emerges from the vast, red-earthed plains of Oklahoma as a testament to the endurance of the prairie. It lies 12.2 miles north of Ponca City, OK (from Ponca City, OK: bearing 8°T), and is situated 12.4 miles south of Arkansas City. The horizon here is vast and unyielding, broken only by the persistent, rhythmic swaying of wheat fields that seem to catch the low, amber light of sunset in a shimmering, golden net. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape finds a quiet respite in the presence of Newkirk Country Club Lake and the steady, narrow path of Spring Creek, both of which provide a cool, verdant contrast to the dry heat of the summer months. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Cup and Saucer Hills reminds the traveler of the rugged geology that defines the wider regional expanse, while the nearby Kaw Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the native grasses and wildlife that have claimed this soil for generations.
History remains a living presence in Newkirk, where the echoes of the 1893 Cherokee Outlet land run still inform the character of the grid-patterned streets and the sturdy brick facades of the downtown district. The economy, once deeply tied to the boom of oil exploration, now maintains a steady, industrious pulse through agriculture and local commerce, supporting a pace of life that values persistence over haste. The air here holds the weight of long summers and the sharp, clean scent of turning earth, a sensory reminder of the agrarian roots that anchor the residents to the plains. Whether watching the sun descend behind the distant, shadowed rises or walking the quiet periphery of the land, one senses that Newkirk possesses an internal gravity, a quiet strength forged by the wind and the relentless, wide-open sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newkirk, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.882255, -97.053372. 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 Newkirk includes the ZIP code (74647), telephone area code (918), county seat of Kay County (Newkirk), and school district assignment (Newkirk 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. |