Explore Spiro, 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 Spiro, 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 Spiro.
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 | Spiro |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Le Flore County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.241207 |
| Longitude | -94.619944 |
| Population | 2,102 |
| Density | 345.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 74959 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| County Seat | Poteau |
| School District | Spiro Public Schools |
Spiro occupies a stretch of land where the persistent Oklahoma wind carries the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed grasses across the plains. It lies 16.0 miles southwest of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 231°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west of Pocola.
The horizon beyond Spiro remains open and wide, defined by the quiet presence of Wilson Rock rising seven miles away like a sentinel watching over the shifting light of dusk. Near the edge of the landscape, the waters of New Spiro Lake catch the amber glow of the setting sun, while the nearby Holi-Tuska Creek cuts a slow path through the terrain. The air here holds a distinct, heavy stillness, especially in the low-lying areas like Cache Bottom, where the humidity clings to the stalks of late-season vegetation. The geography is defined by these subtle shifts in elevation, creating a rhythm of land that feels both ancient and deeply settled in the red soil of the region.
History in Spiro remains anchored to the legacy of the mound builders, whose monumental earthworks once signaled the prominence of this site as a center of trade and spiritual life long before modern roads were paved. The local economy still reflects the endurance of those who work the land and the surrounding regional industries, with the nearby Robert S. Kerr Lake providing a recreation space that draws people to the water’s edge for a moment of reprieve from the daily heat. Life in Spiro moves with a deliberate, steady pace, where the sound of a distant train or the rustle of dry leaves in the afternoon heat marks the passage of hours. The people here carry the weight of a complex heritage, moving through their days with a quiet awareness of the ground beneath them and the vast, unencumbered sky that stretches above the plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spiro, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.241207, -94.619944. 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 Spiro includes the ZIP code (74959), telephone area code (918), county seat of Le Flore County (Poteau), and school district assignment (Spiro 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. |