Creta, Oklahoma

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Creta, Oklahoma
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Creta
Coordinates: 34°31′00″N99°32′59″W / 34.51667°N 99.54972°W / 34.51667; -99.54972
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Jackson
Elevation
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1,352 ft (412 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 580
GNIS feature ID1101955 [1]

Creta (also Creta Station and Eldorado) is an unincorporated community along Oklahoma State Highway 6 in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. [1] It is at latitude 34.517 and longitude -99.55. The elevation is 1,352 feet. Greta is 6.5 miles west of Olustee and 10 miles south-southeast of Duke. It is on the south bank of Gypsum Creek. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Creta, Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. DeLorme (2003). Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN   0-89933-283-8

34°09′25″N99°33′00″W / 34.157°N 99.55°W / 34.157; -99.55