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Eckley Colorado Map

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

How to Use This Eckley, Colorado Map

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

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	Eckley
State	Colorado (CO)
County	Yuma
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	40.113877
Longitude	-102.490758
Population	332
Density	288.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	80727
Area Code	970
County Seat	Wray
School District	Yuma School District 1

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About Eckley, Colorado

Eckley is a locality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 332. The population density is 288.3 people per km². Eckley is located at 40.1139°N, 102.4908°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80727.

Eckley lies spread across the high plains, a place where the land stretches out in an immense, unhurried gesture toward the distant, craggy wall of the Front Range. It lies 51.7 miles southeast of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 133°T), and is situated 12.4 miles east of Yuma. The sky here, thinned by altitude, possesses a crystalline clarity, especially in the late afternoon when it bleeds into hues of rose and amethyst. The terrain around Eckley is largely arid, a sea of sun-baked grasses and scrub that whispers in the dry, continental breeze, punctuated by the occasional hardy cottonwood that clings to the banks of unseen watercourses. In autumn, this muted palette can ignite with the fleeting, incandescent gold of aspen groves, a vibrant contrast against the ever-present, stark blue dome of the sky. Even in the height of summer, the distant peaks of the mountains often retain a dusting of snow, a cool promise against the warmth of the plains. The bones of Eckley speak of a time when coal dust was the currency of the land, and the faint echoes of pickaxes striking rock still seem to resonate in the thin air. This was a town built on the bedrock of hard labor, its early economy fueled by the deep veins of black gold that lay beneath the prairie. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy is etched into the very character of Eckley, a quiet resilience that persists in its weathered storefronts and the unpretentious homes that line its streets. Today, the pulse of Eckley is a gentler beat, perhaps tied to the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding farms or the steady flow of travelers passing through, but the imprint of its mining past remains, a distinctive thread in the fabric of this place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sandsage State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 114° SE
Stalker Lake State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 100° E
Lake Yuma (Local Park) — 12.1 mi, 273° W
Hanson Park (Local Park) — 12.1 mi, 271° W
Wray Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 099° E
KS CO NB tripoint (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 108° E
Pleasant Hill School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 29.3 mi, 111° E
Land and Sky (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 105° E
German Plains School (Historic Ruins) — 30.6 mi, 121° SE
Texas Trail Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 100° E
Bonny Lake State Park (State Park) — 36.0 mi, 154° SE
Bonny Lake State Park/South Republican State Wildlife Area (State Park) — 36.2 mi, 154° SE
Rock Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 38.2 mi, 091° E
South Republican Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 39.4 mi, 145° SE
Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 43.4 mi, 122° SE
Champion Water Powered Mill Historical Marker (Monument) — 46.1 mi, 057° NE
Chase County Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 058° NE
Overland Trail Museum (Museum) — 50.3 mi, 314° NW
Metamorphosis (Public Artwork) — 50.4 mi, 314° NW
Dundy County Museum (Museum) — 50.8 mi, 095° E
Midway Theater (Cinema) — 57.1 mi, 168° S
Julesburg and Fort Sedgwick Historical Marker (Attraction) — 65.3 mi, 013° N
Great Platte River Road Historical Marker (Attraction) — 65.3 mi, 013° N
Big Springs Historical Marker (Attraction) — 65.3 mi, 013° N
Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 67.7 mi, 001° N
Pawnee National Grassland (National Grassland) — 67.9 mi, 303° NW · 193k acres
Sherman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 73.1 mi, 150° SE

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