Explore Wauhillau, 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 Wauhillau, 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 Wauhillau.
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 | Wauhillau |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Adair County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.861012 |
| Longitude | -94.75947 |
| Population | 307 |
| Density | 12.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 74960 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| County Seat | Stilwell |
| School District | Maryetta Public Schools |
Wauhillau rises from the red, iron-rich earth where the Bidding Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the landscape. It lies 11.7 miles east-southeast of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 110°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-northwest of Stilwell. This terrain is defined by the deep, quiet shelter of Smith Hollow, a basin that holds the cool evening air long after the sun has slipped behind the distant silhouette of Denny Ridge. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the surrounding woodlands into a charcoal sketch against a bruised, violet sky. Just five miles away, the Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge acts as a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that have long defined the character of this rugged, inland territory.
Wauhillau bears the weight of a complex history, existing as a quiet waypoint in the vast expanse of lands once designated as Indian Territory. The local economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of the land, where the shadow of oil-derrick country still informs the rhythm of labor and survival. Life here is measured by the seasonal shift in the timber and the occasional, necessary journey toward the expansive waters of Tenkiller Ferry Lake. Even in the modern day, the spirit of the region is shaped by the enduring presence of Cherokee heritage, visible in the way the community maintains its connection to the hills, favoring a stoic, unadorned existence over the frantic pace of the wider world.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wauhillau, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.861012, -94.75947. 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 Wauhillau includes the ZIP code (74960), telephone area code (918), county seat of Adair County (Stilwell), and school district assignment (Maryetta 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. |