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Hext, Oklahoma

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Hext is a small unincorporated farm community near Elk City, OK, in Beckham County, less than a mile off the main route line. It lies between Interstate 40 and I-40 Business, the road that was once U.S. Route 66. The name comes from a local man, William Hext. Little else is on record, so it is best treated as a quick pass-through on a back-roads drive.

What is Hext?

This is a rural community rather than a town with sights. Its setting between the interstate and the old highway shows how the two roads run side by side across this part of western Oklahoma.

Visiting Hext: tips

Plan on a brief drive-through. For fuller stops, the Roger Miller Museum building and the First National Bank in Erick are about 7 miles away, and the Sayre Champlin Service Station is also about 7 miles away.

Practical info

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Oklahoma 73645
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Roger Miller Museum

Erick, Oklahoma · on Route 66

The former home of a Roger Miller museum in the singer's hometown of Erick, on old Route 66.

Museum

6.8 mi from Hext

First National Bank in Erick, OK

First National Bank

Erick, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A 1907 bank building in Erick with a survey marker for the 100th meridian set into its wall.

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6.8 mi from Hext

Sayre Champlin Service Station, Oklahoma

Sayre Champlin Service Station

Sayre, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1934 Streamline Moderne gas station on old Route 66 in Sayre, with oval pilasters and bold colors.

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7.0 mi from Hext

Sayre Downtown Historic District, Oklahoma

Sayre Downtown Historic District

Sayre, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Three blocks of early 1900s brick storefronts in Sayre that Route 66 once ran right through.

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7.1 mi from Hext

West Winds Motel in Erick, OK

West Winds Motel

Erick, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A 1940s Mission Revival motor court in Erick, with a garage beside every room around a U-shaped yard.

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7.1 mi from Hext

J. W. Danner House in Sayre, OK

J. W. Danner House

Sayre, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A circa-1905 Sayre house built from unusual triangular concrete blocks that set a local building style.

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7.2 mi from Hext

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