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Velma Oklahoma Map

Explore Velma, 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.

Interactive Map of Velma, Oklahoma

How to Use This Velma, Oklahoma Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Velma, 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 Velma.

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	Velma
State	Oklahoma (OK)
County	Stephens County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.456418
Longitude	-97.663845
Population	554
Density	158.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	73491
Area Code	405
County Seat	Duncan
School District	Velma-Alma Public Schools

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About Velma, Oklahoma

Velma is a locality in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 554. The population density is 158.1 people per km². Velma is located at 34.4564°N, 97.6638°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Velma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73491.

Velma occupies a stretch of the Oklahoma plains where the horizon pulls the eye toward a vast, unobstructed sky. It lies 16.4 miles east of Duncan, OK (from Duncan, OK: bearing 100°T), and is situated 18.9 miles northwest of Healdton. The landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of red dirt, punctuated by the occasional silhouette of pump jacks that mark the rhythm of the subsurface life beneath the soil. Only a mile away, Wildhorse Creek carves a quiet path through the prairie, its banks offering a narrow corridor of shade where the heat of the afternoon yields to the cooling influence of the riparian brush. To the south, the distant, hazy outlines of the Arbuckle Mountains offer a permanent, immovable anchor to the view, while the subtle depression of Weed Hollow gathers the evening shadows long before the sun has fully vanished from the plains.

History in Velma resonates with the legacy of the oil industry, which long ago transformed the pace of life from agrarian solitude to the industrious thrum of energy extraction. This economic pulse remains the bedrock of the local character, a quiet persistence that manifests in the orderly streets and the pragmatic spirit of those who make their lives here. Beyond the immediate reach of the derricks, the land retains an older memory of the plains, occasionally drawing residents toward the recreational quiet of Oknoname 137056 Reservoir or the open, curated spaces of Hillcrest Park for a respite from the work week. There is a particular clarity to the light here as dusk approaches, turning the native grasses to a deep, burnished copper that seems to hold the warmth of the day against the cooling wind.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fuqua Park (Local Park) — 17.5 mi, 281° W
Chisholm Trail Lookout Point (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 225° SW
Grady County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.2 mi, 333° NW
Waurika Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.3 mi, 246° SW
Waurika Lake (Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 235° SW
Turner Falls Park (Local Park) — 28.7 mi, 095° E
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 34.5 mi, 090° E · 15k acres
Valley View Baptist Church (Monument) — 35.3 mi, 181° S
Site of the 1759 Taovayo Victory Over Spain (Monument) — 35.4 mi, 176° S
Lake Murray State Resort Park (State Park) — 37.1 mi, 124° SE
Bromide Hill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 38.9 mi, 086° E
Washita Valley Winery & Vineyard (Attraction) — 39.2 mi, 074° E
Greek Theatre (Theatre) — 42.9 mi, 338° N
U.S. Army Artillery Museum (Museum) — 43.7 mi, 290° W
Chickasha Leg Lamp (Public Artwork) — 43.8 mi, 340° N
Fort Sill (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 290° W
Cameron University Theater (Theatre) — 44.9 mi, 284° W
United States Army Air Defense Artillery Museum (Museum) — 45.2 mi, 290° W
Exchange Sheridan Theater (Cinema) — 45.3 mi, 288° W
Horton Classic Car Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 185° S
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.4 mi, 193° S · 1,644 acres
Bear Stadium (Stadium) — 50.5 mi, 019° N
The Branded bear (Gallery) — 51.2 mi, 292° W
Red Door Gallery (Gallery) — 51.2 mi, 292° W
Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center (Aquarium) — 51.6 mi, 292° W
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.6 mi, 291° W · 118k acres
Henderson-Tolson Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 53.1 mi, 014° N
Lake Thunderbird State Park (State Park) — 54.5 mi, 020° N
Wichita Mountains Wilderness North Mountain Unit (Wilderness Area) — 61.4 mi, 292° W · 9,786 acres
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 70.4 mi, 181° S · 20k acres

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