Ninaview, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Ninaview, Colorado is located in Colorado
Ninaview, Colorado
Location in Bent County and the state of Colorado
Ninaview, Colorado is located in the United States
Ninaview, Colorado
Ninaview, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′52″N 103°14′25″W / 37.64778°N 103.24028°W / 37.64778; -103.24028
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyBent[1]
Elevation
[1]
4,432 ft (1,351 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
81054 (Las Animas)
Area code719
GNIS feature ID0195900

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]

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

Ninaview is located at 37°38′52″N 103°14′25″W / 37.64778°N 103.24028°W / 37.64778; -103.24028 (37.647675,-103.240414).

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ^ 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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