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Yale Oklahoma Map

Explore Yale, 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 Yale, Oklahoma

How to Use This Yale, Oklahoma Map

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

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

Latitude	36.11423
Longitude	-96.699193
Population	1,059
Density	446.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	74085
Area Code	918
County Seat	Stillwater
School District	Yale Public Schools

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About Yale, Oklahoma

Yale is a locality in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,059. The population density is 446.4 people per km². Yale is located at 36.1142°N, 96.6992°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Yale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74085.

Yale occupies a quiet expanse of red-earth prairie where the wind carries the dry, rhythmic whisper of tall grasses bending toward the horizon. It lies 20.0 miles east of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 90°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-northeast of Cushing. Mud Creek cuts a slow, persistent path through the terrain, its banks lined with the gnarled, protective embrace of the Cross Timbers that break the flat reach of the plains. Beyond the immediate fields, the distant, hazy silhouette of Dawson Ridge marks the edge of the sky, grounding the landscape in a vast, terrestrial stillness. When the light of late afternoon catches the dust, the air takes on a bruised, copper glow, illuminating the proximity of Oknoname 11905 Reservoir, which holds the silence of the clouds in its still, dark surface.

Yale emerged from the legacy of the Indian Territory, developing as a pivot point for the oil booms that transformed the character of the surrounding plains. The economy still breathes with the memory of those derricks, though the rhythm of life now follows the slower, seasonal pulse of agriculture and the maintenance of the nearby Keystone Wildlife Management Area. Residents move with a deliberate grace, navigating a history layered with the influence of the Osage and Comanche nations, while the surrounding topography—including the distant, low depression of Hog Hollow—reminds those who live here that the land dictates the terms of their survival. It is a place where the infrastructure of the past remains visible in the iron and brick, standing as a quiet testament to a community that has learned to endure within the wide, unyielding geography of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Keystone Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 105° E
Cushing Sports Complex (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 193° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 208° SW
Keystone Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 085° E
Pawnee Bill Museum State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 336° NW
Pawnee Bill Ranch (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 337° NW
Heyburn Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 121° SE
Optimus Prime (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 270° W
Stillwater Pipe Band Practice Hall (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 270° W
Cowgirl Stadium (Stadium) — 20.4 mi, 273° W
Spirit Rider (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 272° W
Jerry Davis Blackbox Theatre (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 271° W
Oklahoma Territorial Plaza (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 244° SW
Nancy Randolph Davis (Public Artwork) — 20.8 mi, 272° W
Keystone State Park (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 086° E
Bristow Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 24.9 mi, 140° SE
Keystone Ancient Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 25.3 mi, 081° E
Murals (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 188° S
Bell Cow Lake Campground (Local Recreation) — 28.6 mi, 207° SW
Skiatook Lake (Recreation Area) — 28.8 mi, 047° NE
Lincoln County Museum of Pioneer History (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 200° S
St. Cloud Classics (Chandler) (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 199° S
W.E. Anderson Stadium (Stadium) — 33.5 mi, 250° W
Maggie M (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 103° E
Cherokee Strip Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 290° W
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 086° E
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 39.8 mi, 094° E
Cabinet of Wonder by Mark Dion (Museum) — 39.9 mi, 089° E
Gather Round Stage (Theatre) — 39.9 mi, 089° E
Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.7 mi, 128° SE · 21k acres

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