Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Altus (/ ˈ æ l t ə s /) is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. [5] The population was 18,729 at the 2020 census. [6] Altus is home to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air Force training base for C-17, KC-46 and KC-135 aircrews. It is also home to Western Oklahoma State College and Southwest ...
Still an active state highway with no number, Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City SH-107 — — — — 1995 [154] 2000 [154] Temporary designation for 23rd Street while under construction in Oklahoma City SH-108: 24.00 [155] 38.62 US-64 east of Morrison: SH-51 east of Stillwater: 1955: current SH-109: 53.90 [156] 86.74 US-70 in Boswell
The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely (or partially, as in the case of Lake Texoma) in the state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes ...
Jackson County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,785. [1] Its county seat is Altus. [2] According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the county was named for two historical figures: President Andrew Jackson and Confederate General ...
The highway passes through fifteen of Oklahoma's counties. Along the way the route serves two of Oklahoma's largest cities, Lawton and Oklahoma City, as well as many regionally important cities, like Altus, Chickasha, Muskogee, and Tahlequah. Despite this, US-62 has no lettered spur routes like many other U.S. routes in Oklahoma do.
Lake Altus-Lugert, also known as Lake Altus, [3] Lake Lugert, [4] Lake Lugert-Altus, [5] and Lugert Lake, [3] is a reservoir located on the North Fork Red River, [1] about 17 miles (27 km) north of Altus, Oklahoma on the former site of the town of Lugert, Oklahoma. The river is the boundary between Greer County and Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
Granite is located in eastern Greer County. State Highways 6 and 9 intersect at the southern end of town; Highway 6 leads north 32 miles (51 km) to Elk City and south 23 miles (37 km) to Altus, while Highway 9 leads east 17 miles (27 km) to Hobart and west then south 13 miles (21 km) to Mangum.
Of Oklahoma's federally protected park or recreational sites, the Chickasaw National Recreation Area is the largest, with 4,500 acres (18 km 2). [18] Other federal protected sites include the Santa Fe and Trail of Tears national historic trails, the Fort Smith and Washita Battlefield national historic sites, and the Oklahoma City National ...