Stecker, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Apache census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73006. The Survey maps it on the Apache quadrangle. It stands 1,352 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Apache quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Apache quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Apache quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Stecker between 1998 and 2020, burning about 3,820 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 acres | Anadarko Agency | PORK RIND |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 615 acres | Anadarko Agency | HOG CREEK # 2 |
| 21 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 90 acres | Anadarko Agency | DEAD PIGEON |
| 17 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | FIRE DANCE |
| 16 September 2016 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | POTBELLY 2 |
| 16 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | FIRE DANCE |
| 15 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 122 acres | Anadarko Agency | KIOWA-2468-68 |
| 8 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | LAFERTY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stecker in 23 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Stecker | $10,000 | This tornado developed just west of County Road 2660 near County Road 1420 and moved northeast. Barns were significantly damaged along County Road 2660 and another along State Highway 8. Trees were snapped along the entire path. The tornado moved northeast to near County Road 1400 east of State Highway 8, and then turned east-southeast and dissipated soon after snapping more trees along County Road 2680. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | $5,000 | Social media images showing multiple wooden power poles snapped and a large tree limb blown down. Time is radar estimated and location is approximate. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | $5,000 | Trees downed and outbuildings damaged. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Stecker | $5,000 | County Road 1420, 1.25 miles of HWY 281, was closed due to water over a bridge. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | $10 | Two inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | Apache (APAC) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Stecker | - | Social media image with caliper measurement. Evidence that the hailstone had undergone prior melting. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Stecker | - | MPing report. Time adjusted based on radar imagery. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Stecker | - | Relayed through Spotter Network. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Stecker | - | MPing report. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Hail | Stecker | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Hail | Stecker | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Broxton | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Apache Wye | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hatchetville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Indian City | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cyril | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Ridge | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Squaretop | 8.2 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Stecker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7605579 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1098511. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




