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Calhan Colorado Map

Explore Calhan, Colorado, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Calhan, 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 Calhan, Colorado

How to Use This Calhan, Colorado Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Calhan, 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 Calhan 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 Calhan.

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	Calhan
State	Colorado (CO)
County	El Paso
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	39.035546
Longitude	-104.297186
Population	620
Density	216.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	80808
Area Code	970
County Seat	Colorado Springs
School District	Calhan School District RJ-1

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About Calhan, Colorado

Calhan is a locality in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 620. The population density is 216.5 people per km². Calhan is located at 39.0355°N, 104.2972°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80808.

Calhan lies where the high plains begin their long, slow climb toward the formidable wall of the Front Range, a landscape painted in broad strokes of ochre and sage under a sky that seems impossibly vast and clear. It lies 21.7 miles east of Black Forest, CO (from Black Forest, CO: bearing 86°T), and is situated 31.4 miles east-northeast of Colorado Springs. The terrain here is a study in resilience, a place where the earth, baked by a relentless sun for much of the year, yields grudgingly to the sparse grasses and hardy scrub that define its character. Even in the height of summer, the distant peaks of the mountains often wear a crown of snow, a stark white against the deep, unwavering blue, a constant reminder of the wilder, colder country that looms on the horizon. The air itself possesses a certain crispness, a dry, invigorating element that speaks of altitude and distance from the softening influences of more humid climes, carrying the faint scent of sun-baked soil and prairie wind. The story of Calhan is one of hardy settlers drawn to this seemingly austere frontier, a place that whispers of Old West mining-town bones beneath its modern quietude. The local economy, once perhaps tethered to the mineral wealth rumored to lie beneath the surface, now finds its anchor in the broader agricultural rhythms of the plains, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of hardy crops forming the backbone of its sustenance. Travelers passing through Calhan might notice the particular quality of the light at dusk, when the western sky ignites in a fiery display of oranges and purples, silhouetting the weathered buildings and casting long, dancing shadows that seem to hold the echoes of a bygone era. There's a grounded practicality to life in Calhan, a self-reliance born of its geography and its history, a quiet dignity in the way the community faces the enduring sweep of the prairie and the distant call of the mountains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paint Mines Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 141° SE
Paint Mines I - Amador (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 148° SE
Paint Mine Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 135° SE
Ramah Reservoir State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 051° NE
American Aviation (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 249° W
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 219° SW
Hungate Memorial (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 337° NW
Golden Egg (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 260° W
Fred McKown Park (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 252° W
Painting With a Twist (Arts Centre) — 25.5 mi, 244° SW
Prairy Wind Animal Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.7 mi, 005° N
Art Gallery of the Rockies (Gallery) — 27.1 mi, 251° W
The Art Makery (Arts Centre) — 27.4 mi, 325° NW
Ochre Cliffs (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 248° W
Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery of Contemporary Art (Gallery) — 29.3 mi, 252° W
Castlewood Canyon State Park (State Park) — 29.6 mi, 310° NW
The Kiln Art Studio (Gallery) — 29.7 mi, 274° W
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 276° W
RoadHouse Cinemas | Colorado Springs (Cinema) — 30.2 mi, 249° W
Cosmo's Magic Theater (Theatre) — 30.8 mi, 252° W
Colorado Springs Trolleys (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 248° W
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 244° SW
Pike National Forest (National Forest) — 31.6 mi, 243° SW · 1.1M acres
Lower Rampart Range Scenic Zone Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 32.3 mi, 259° W
Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 39.2 mi, 233° SW · 27k acres
Beaver Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 49.1 mi, 233° SW · 77k acres
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 51.5 mi, 262° W · 6,264 acres
San Isabel National Forest (National Forest) — 55.3 mi, 198° S · 1.1M acres
Lost Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 57.9 mi, 287° W · 115k acres
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.9 mi, 334° NW · 30k acres

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