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Firstview, Colorado
Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Firstview is an unincorporated community in Cheyenne County, Colorado. It is on U.S. Highway 40; the nearest city is Cheyenne Wells. The 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.
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Firstview, Colorado | |
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![]() Grain elevators along U.S. Route 40 | |
Coordinates: 38°48′57″N 102°32′23″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Cheyenne |
Elevation | 4,577 ft (1,395 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 80810[1] |
Area code | 719 |
GNIS feature ID | 1947719[2] |
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The 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]