Altus, OK Road Trips
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
288.4 mi
Bartlesville, OK
Quickest Drive
4h 32m
Bixby, OK
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Altus, OK by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
18,670
Median Income
$55,550
Median Home Value
$124,800
Median Age
33.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Altus, OK
A sampling of people born in Altus, OK.
Robert Neelly Bellah
1927–2013
American sociologist (1927–2013)
Moon Martin
1945–2020
American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1945–2020)
Thomas C. Oden
1931–2016
American theologian (1931–2016)
Gerard Bond
1940–2005
American geologist (1940–2005)
John Sterling
1964
American football player (born 1964)
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Traveler Guide to Altus, OK
Altus is in the Great Plains Country region of southwest Oklahoma and is a military town with the presence of Altus Air Force Base nearby. In the beginning, it served as a trading post for the Great Western Cattle Trail.
Museum of the Western Prairie, 1100 Memorial Dr, ☏ +1 580-482-1044. Tu-Sa 11AM-5PM. Little whips and buggies and things. $7 adults, $5 child/senior. 1 Great Western Cattle Trail (on US Hwy 62 a few miles east of Altus, on north side). A marker commemorating the Great Western Cattle Trail, which stretched from the southern tip of Texas to Ogallala prior to the opening of the land to settlement. You can also observe planes doing maneuvers from the base nearby here. (updated Dec 2021)
You can take a walk around 1 Altus Lake (Reservoir). Granted it's not one of Oklahoma's top ten or anything in terms of attractions, but a road circumnavigates the body of water the entire way, which makes for a relatively peaceful place to walk.
Salt Fork Drafthouse, 2101 E Broadway St, ☏ +1 580-301-6634. Lagers and stouts and lots of deep fried foods to enjoy. Trader Toms. Down the street from Scooter's.
Microtel Inn, 3210 North Main, ☏ +1 580 379-9400. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Free Local and Long Distance. Complimentary continental breakfast. Quartz Mountain Resort Arts and Craft Center (17 miles north of Altus in the Wichita Mountains of southwestern Oklahoma near the Texas border).
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