Firstview is an unincorporated community in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States.[1] It is located along U.S. Highway 40; the nearest city is Cheyenne Wells.
Firstview, Colorado | |
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 Grain elevators along U.S. Route 40 (2024) | |
  Firstview  Firstview | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′57″N 102°32′23″W / 38.81583°N 102.53972°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Cheyenne |
| Elevation | 4,577 ft (1,395 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80810[2] |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS ID | 1947719 [1] |
History
editThe town was laid out in 1911. It was named for the spot where travelers got their first glimpse of Pikes Peak, 135 miles (217 km) to the west.[3]
Geography
editThe geographic coordinates of Firstview are roughly the antipodes of the coordinates of Île Saint-Paul, a French island in the Indian Ocean. This island is one of only three land areas with antipodes in the contiguous United States.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Firstview, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
- ^ Gallant, Frank K. (May 17, 2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories About Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 37. Retrieved April 19, 2013.