Firstview, Colorado

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
Unincorporated community
Grain elevators along U.S. Route 40 (2024)
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Coordinates: 38°48′57″N 102°32′23″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Cheyenne
Elevation [1]	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

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]

Geography

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.

References

1. "Firstview, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
3. 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.