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Bethune Colorado Map

Explore Bethune, Colorado, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bethune, CO street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Bethune, Colorado

How to Use This Bethune, Colorado Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bethune, Colorado. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

Drag the map to pan to any area of Colorado or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Bethune and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bethune.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Bethune
State	Colorado (CO)
County	Kit Carson
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	39.304162
Longitude	-102.42464
Population	218
Density	266.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	80805
Area Code	970
County Seat	Burlington
School District	Bethune School District R-5

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About Bethune, Colorado

Bethune is a locality in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 218. The population density is 266.1 people per km². Bethune is located at 39.3042°N, 102.4246°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80805.

Bethune rests under a vast, clear Colorado sky, where the horizon, a thin, unwavering line, yields to the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Front Range. It lies 98.0 miles southeast of Fort Morgan, CO (from Fort Morgan, CO: bearing 131°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Burlington. The landscape here is a study in subtle contrasts: broad expanses of prairie, the color of sun-bleached straw in late summer, give way to the darker, richer earth of irrigated fields, a testament to the tenacity of agriculture in this dry, interior continental air. Even in July, the highest summits retain a dusting of white, a cool promise against the summer heat, and in September, the aspens along the few, precious creek beds will ignite in a fleeting, golden blaze. The wind, an ever-present companion, whispers through the sparse cottonwoods, carrying the scent of dry grass and the faint, mineral tang of the soil. The bones of Bethune speak of a time when the West was a wilder, more speculative place, though its current lifeblood flows from the steady, predictable pulse of farming and ranching. The land, once perhaps the domain of cattle barons and railroad men, now supports hardy crops and a quiet, enduring community. Local businesses, few but vital, serve the needs of the surrounding agricultural neighborhoods, their awnings offering a welcome splash of color against the muted tones of the town. There is a gentle, almost imperceptible pace to life in Bethune, a sense of time measured not by ticking clocks but by the turning of seasons and the slow, steady growth of the fields, a quiet dignity that pervades the air.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Parmer Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 094° E
Rocket Park (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 094° E
Outback Territory Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 089° E
Midway Theater (Cinema) — 8.4 mi, 089° E
South Republican State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.5 mi, 027° NE
Bonny Lake State Park/South Republican State Wildlife Area (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 027° NE
Bonny Lake State Park (State Park) — 23.8 mi, 026° NE
Mount Sunflower (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 133° SE
South Republican Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 30.6 mi, 039° NE
Atchinson Topeka & Sante Fe Cattle Trail Marker (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 218° SW
Sandy Bluffs State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.7 mi, 007° N
US Air Force Jet Statue (Public Artwork) — 34.1 mi, 268° W
Sherman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 34.2 mi, 102° E
Flagler Town Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 269° W
School Number 65 (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 34.5 mi, 046° NE
World's Largest Easel (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 086° E
Blue Ridge School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 42.4 mi, 031° NE
Frontier City Historical Marker (Monument) — 45.6 mi, 269° W
Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 46.5 mi, 045° NE
Wray Museum (Museum) — 54.6 mi, 011° N
Land and Sky (Attraction) — 54.7 mi, 028° NE
Plains Theater (Theatre) — 60.1 mi, 199° S
Kiowa County Museum (Museum) — 60.1 mi, 199° S
Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 (Attraction) — 67.5 mi, 268° W
Logan State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 68.0 mi, 111° E
Horace Greeley Museum (Museum) — 68.0 mi, 148° SE

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