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Coordinates: 38°48′57″N 102°32′23″W / 38.81583°N 102.53972°W / 38.81583; -102.53972
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Firstview, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Firstview, Colorado is located in Colorado
Firstview, Colorado
Firstview, Colorado
Firstview, Colorado is located in the United States
Firstview, Colorado
Firstview, Colorado
Coordinates: 38°48′57″N 102°32′23″W / 38.81583°N 102.53972°W / 38.81583; -102.53972
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyCheyenne
Elevation
4,577 ft (1,395 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80810[1]
Area code719
GNIS feature ID1947719[2]

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Gallant, Frank K. (May 17, 2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories About Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 37. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
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