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]
Ninaview, Colorado | |
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  Location in Bent County and the state of Colorado  Ninaview, Colorado (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 |
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
editNinaview 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.