BlockNinaview, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the South Bent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81049. The Survey maps it on the Ninaview quadrangle. It stands 4,432 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Higbee quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Higbee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Ninaview quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Ninaview: 5 unknowns, 3 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Clay, Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Branch | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Allen Jones Property | Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Mike's Mine | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Bentco | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Clay | Unknown |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruxton | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Toonerville | 9.9 miles | 15 | |
| Gilpin | 21.1 miles | 16 | |
| Boggsville | 27.5 miles | 18 | |
| Riverdale | 28.9 miles | 15 | |
| Las Animas Junction | 29.1 miles | 18 | |
| Las Animas | 29.2 miles | 18 | |
| Keller | 29.3 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ninaview | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7038212 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 195900. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.