Sentinel Oklahoma Map
Sentinel, 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 Sentinel, Washita County.
Interactive Map of Sentinel, Oklahoma
| City | Sentinel |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Washita |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.157832 |
| Longitude | -99.175357 |
| Population | 939 |
| Density | 576.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Sentinel, Oklahoma
Sentinel is a locality in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 939. The population density is 576.9 people per km². Sentinel is located at 35.1578°N, 99.1754°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73664.
Sentinel rests in a broad expanse of Oklahoma's western plains, where the land rolls with a subtle, patient grace. It lies 58.5 miles north-west of Lawton, OK (from Lawton, OK: bearing 311°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-west of Hobart. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with streaks of bruised purple and molten gold at sunset, a spectacle that can make the distant horizon seem impossibly close. Fields of wheat and sorghum, golden and green in their seasons, stretch out like a rumpled quilt, broken occasionally by the stark, straight lines of fence posts and the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees offering scant shade. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a dry, mineral tang, the scent of sun-baked earth and resilient prairie grass. The story of Sentinel is written in the wind-swept soil and the stoic faces of its inhabitants, a lineage tracing back to the fertile promise of the Dust Bowl era, a time of hardship that forged a deep-seated resilience. Agriculture remains the lifeblood, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of Sentinel’s days. The local economy, though modest, is anchored by the steady work of farmers and ranchers, their livelihoods intricately tied to the capricious moods of the weather. While no grand monuments mark its landscape, the quiet dignity of its weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people are its most notable features, a testament to a place that has weathered storms both literal and figurative.
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About This Sentinel Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Sentinel, 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 Sentinel and Washita County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Sentinel 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 Sentinel 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. |
