Explore Perkins, 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 Perkins, 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 Perkins.
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 | Perkins |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Payne County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.973945 |
| Longitude | -97.033642 |
| Population | 3,205 |
| Density | 423.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 74059 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| County Seat | Stillwater |
| School District | Perkins-Tryon Public Schools |
Perkins emerges from the red-dusted plains where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold. It lies 9.9 miles south of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 172°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west of Cushing. The landscape carries the quiet weight of the Cross Timbers, where blackjack oaks and post oaks break the flatness of the prairie, their gnarled branches reaching into an air that tastes of dry earth and coming rain. Only a mile away, the Cimarron River cuts a meandering, sandy path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the passing seasons, while the stillness of Twin Lakes offers a mirror to the clouds that drift above the scrubland. Farther off, the distant, shadowed silhouette of Twin Mounds marks the edge of the world, providing a silent, immovable anchor to a land defined by its immense, open space.
Perkins holds the memory of the Oklahoma Land Run, a heritage that lingers in the weathered storefronts and the deliberate, measured pace of those who walk its streets today. The local economy draws strength from the rhythms of agriculture and the legacy of the oil industry, grounding the present in the stubborn endurance of the pioneers who first staked their claims in this former territory. Life here moves in sync with the seasonal shifts of the fields, a continuity that remains undisturbed by the frantic currents of more crowded places. For those seeking a respite in the natural world, the trails at Couch Park & Sports Complex offer a space to observe the local wildlife, while the history of the region is quietly preserved in the artifacts and stories of the Oklahoma Territorial Plaza. Even as the modern world edges closer, Perkins retains a singular, steady character, defined by the warmth of the sun on brick and the persistent, rustling song of the prairie wind.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Perkins, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.973945, -97.033642. 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 Perkins includes the ZIP code (74059), telephone area code (918), county seat of Payne County (Stillwater), and school district assignment (Perkins-Tryon 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. |