Cheraw Colorado Map
Explore Cheraw, Colorado, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cheraw, 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 Cheraw, Colorado
How to Use This Cheraw, Colorado Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cheraw, 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 Cheraw 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 Cheraw.
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 | Cheraw |
| State | Colorado (CO) |
| County | Otero |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 38.106952 |
| Longitude | -103.510218 |
| Population | 188 |
| Density | 341.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81030 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| County Seat | La Junta |
| School District | Cheraw School District 31 |
About Cheraw, Colorado
Cheraw is a locality in Otero County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 188. The population density is 341.1 people per km². Cheraw is located at 38.1070°N, 103.5102°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 81030.
Cheraw, Colorado, rests in a high-plains cradle, where the vast, sun-bleached expanse of eastern Colorado begins to feel the distant, jagged breath of the Front Range. It lies 60.5 miles east of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 99°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-northeast of La Junta. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, a sweeping canvas of prairie grasses that shimmer with a dry, golden light under a sky so immense it seems to press down with a benevolent weight. Even in the height of summer, the air carries a crisp, almost crystalline clarity, a constant reminder of the altitude, and in autumn, the distant aspens on the nearer foothills ignite in a fleeting, fiery spectacle against the stoic, enduring browns and greens of the plains. The land feels ancient and weathered, shaped by winds and infrequent rains, its geological bones occasionally surfacing as weathered rock formations that catch the sun like forgotten teeth. This is a place where the echoes of the Old West still resonate, not in grand, preserved monuments, but in the quiet, enduring spirit of its inhabitants and the very bones of Cheraw itself, a settlement that once pulsed with the promise of mineral wealth. Though the mines are long silent, the legacy of that era lingers in the town's unhurried pace and the resilient character of its people, whose livelihoods are now more often tied to the land's agricultural bounty. The dry, interior continental air, a constant companion, carries the faint scent of dust and sagebrush, a perfume that speaks of resilience and a deep connection to the earth. Travelers passing through Cheraw often remark on the peculiar quality of the light at dusk, when the western sky bleeds into hues of rose and violet, softening the stark lines of the horizon and imbuing the landscape with a transient, ethereal beauty that belies its rugged exterior.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Holbrook Reservoir State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 244° SW
- Oxbow State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 129° SE
- AT&SF Locomotive 1024 (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 196° S
- Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 191° S
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 226° SW
- Tippy Martinez Softball Field (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 192° S
- Otero Junior College Theatre (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 191° S
- Track (Local Recreation) — 11.6 mi, 317° NW
- Meredith Reservoir Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 12.2 mi, 306° NW
- Comanche National Grassland (National Grassland) — 13.3 mi, 180° S · 444k acres
- ATSF Manzanola Depot (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 271° W
- John Martin Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 094° E
- John Martin Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 29.0 mi, 093° E
- Bent's New Fort (Historic Ruins) — 40.8 mi, 091° E
- Santa Fe Trail (Monument) — 42.5 mi, 221° SW
- Plains Theater (Theatre) — 47.1 mi, 057° NE
- Kiowa County Museum (Museum) — 47.2 mi, 057° NE
- Lamar Movie Theater (Cinema) — 48.5 mi, 091° E
- Apishapa State Wildlife Area (Viewpoint) — 50.9 mi, 232° SW
- Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum (Museum) — 54.9 mi, 283° W
- Pueblo Ghost Tour (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 283° W
- Hogback (Historic Ruins) — 59.0 mi, 212° SW
- The Virgin Mary (Public Artwork) — 60.1 mi, 283° W
- All Clay (Gallery) — 60.8 mi, 281° W
- John-Deaux Galleries (Gallery) — 61.0 mi, 281° W
- Pueblo Heritage Museum (Museum) — 61.1 mi, 281° W
- Train Museum (Museum) — 61.2 mi, 281° W
- San Isabel National Forest (National Forest) — 61.2 mi, 281° W · 1.1M acres
- Lake Pueblo State Park (State Park) — 63.6 mi, 281° W
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About This Cheraw Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cheraw, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.106952, -103.510218. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cheraw and Otero County.
Detailed location data for Cheraw includes the ZIP code (81030), telephone area code (970), county seat of Otero County (La Junta), and school district assignment (Cheraw School District 31). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cheraw is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
