Ninaview, Colorado
Ninaview, Colorado | |
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  Ninaview Location within Bent County and Colorado  Ninaview Ninaview (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′52″N 103°14′25″W / 37.64778°N 103.24028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Bent[1] |
| Elevation | 4,432 ft (1,351 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81054 (Las Animas) |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0195900 |
Ninaview is an unincorporated community in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Las Animas (ZIP Code 81054) now serves Ninaview postal addresses.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called Ninaview was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1965.[3] The community derives its name from one Nina Jones, the daughter of a local merchant.[4] Donald Alan Johnston restored several buildings in the late 2000s and installed an amateur observatory on the site. Astronomy is favorable here due to low external light sources.
Geography
[edit]Ninaview is located at 37°38′52″N 103°14′25″W / 37.64778°N 103.24028°W (37.647675,-103.240414).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 37.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |