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2012 Map of Bethany

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Bethany
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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The North Canadian River winds through this suburban landscape northwest of Oklahoma City, defining the transition from established neighborhoods to expanding residential developments. Aviation is central to the area's layout, anchored by the extensive runways of Wiley Post Airport in the southeast and the smaller Sundance Airpark further north. This period shows a community deeply integrated with institutional anchors, including the campus of Southern Nazarene Univ and a high concentration of memorial sites such as Resurrection Cem and Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Water management is prominent across the terrain, with features like Ramsey Lake, Knight Lake, and the Sedimentation Basin adjacent to the John Kilpatrick Tpke E. The residential character is marked by planned communities like the Woodlake Apartments and numerous small water bodies including Silver Lake and Eagle Lake, which reflect the mid-to-late 20th-century suburban growth pattern where neighborhood identity was often built around artificial lakes and proximity to major transit corridors.