Sentinel Oklahoma Map

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.

About This Sentinel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sentinel, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.157832, -99.175357. 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.

Detailed location data for Sentinel includes the ZIP code (73664), telephone area code (405), county seat of Washita County (New Cordell), and school district assignment (Sentinel Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sentinel is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.