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Jansen Colorado Map

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

How to Use This Jansen, Colorado Map

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

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	Jansen
State	Colorado (CO)
County	Las Animas
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	37.15716
Longitude	-104.53815
Population	81
Density	31.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	81082
Area Code	970
County Seat	Trinidad
School District	Trinidad School District 1

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About Jansen, Colorado

Jansen is a locality in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 81. The population density is 31.0 people per km². Jansen is located at 37.1572°N, 104.5382°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 81082.

Jansen occupies a quiet stretch of high-plains earth where the dry, thin air sharpens the edges of every shadow cast by the afternoon sun. It lies 75.9 miles south of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 177°T), and is situated 2.2 miles west-southwest of Trinidad. The Purgatoire River carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its course marking the western perimeter of the landscape as it flows toward the horizon. To the west, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains form a jagged, violet silhouette against the sky, their distant peaks holding onto winter snow long after the lower valleys have turned to scorched gold. Nearby, the water of Trinidad Lake reflects the immense, cloud-streaked expanse of the Colorado sky, while the grasses of Boulevard Nature Park sway in a constant, restless breeze that carries the scent of sage and baked stone. Jansen emerged from the rugged necessity of the coal era, its identity forged in the soot and industry that defined the regional economy for generations. The bones of those early, strenuous days remain in the architecture and the quiet, deliberate pace of the streets, where the history of the laborers who worked the local veins still lingers in the quietude of the evening. Life in Jansen unfolds with a steady, rhythmic quality, indifferent to the frantic speed of the modern world, as the Colorado Canyon basin holds the heat of the day long after dusk. It is a place where the scale of the plains humbles human endeavor, leaving the residents to find comfort in the vast, open silence that settles over the land once the sun retreats behind the distant peaks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Boulevard Nature Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 065° NE
Trinidad Lake State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 204° SW
Trinidad Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 212° SW
Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 053° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 062° NE
The Ludlow Massacre (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 027° NE
James M. John State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 134° SE
Lake Dorothey State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 147° SE
New Mexico / Colorado state line (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 166° S
Ludlow Memorial (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 349° N
Sugarite Canyon State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 149° SE
North Finial (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 163° S
San Isabel National Forest (National Forest) — 24.4 mi, 305° NW · 1.1M acres
Spanish Peaks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.0 mi, 307° NW · 19k acres
Brown Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 28.6 mi, 054° NE
Hogback (Historic Ruins) — 29.7 mi, 058° NE
Huerfano Heritage Center (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 338° N
Francisco Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 35.5 mi, 313° NW
Carson Other (National Forest) — 37.4 mi, 225° SW · 101k acres
Apishapa State Wildlife Area (Viewpoint) — 37.9 mi, 025° NE
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.1 mi, 183° S · 5,926 acres
Folsom Museum Historic Site (Attraction) — 40.4 mi, 122° SE
Comanche National Grassland (National Grassland) — 43.4 mi, 038° NE · 444k acres
Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza (Attraction) — 49.4 mi, 205° SW
Welcome Wagon (Attraction) — 53.3 mi, 205° SW
Covered Wagon (Attraction) — 53.5 mi, 205° SW
Little Red School House (Museum) — 56.9 mi, 237° SW
Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum (Museum) — 57.6 mi, 224° SW
Red River Fish Hatchery (Aquarium) — 69.7 mi, 242° SW
Fine Art New Mexico LLC (Gallery) — 72.3 mi, 233° SW

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