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Marvel Colorado Map

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

How to Use This Marvel, Colorado Map

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

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	Marvel
State	Colorado (CO)
County	La Plata
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	37.1125
Longitude	-108.126741
Population	100
Density	59.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	81326, 81329
Area Code	719
County Seat	Durango
School District	Durango School District 9-R

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About Marvel, Colorado

Marvel is a locality in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 59.9 people per km². Marvel is located at 37.1125°N, 108.1267°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 81326.

Marvel persists as a quiet expanse of high-altitude terrain where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 17.6 miles southwest of Durango, CO (from Durango, CO: bearing 230°T), and is situated 19.1 miles north-northwest of Center Point. The landscape around Marvel unfolds in a series of arid, sun-bleached plains and scrub-dotted slopes that define the character of the dry interior. To the west, the subtle depression of Butch Henry Draw cuts a shallow path through the brush, while the La Plata River winds through the lower reaches, offering a thin, vital ribbon of moisture to the parched soil. In the far distance, the jagged, snow-dusted summits of the San Juan Mountains haunt the horizon, a reminder of the tectonic violence that once shaped the region into its current, austere form. Agriculture and the slow, deliberate work of the land have long dictated the pace of life in Marvel. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, characterized by the cultivation of hardy crops and the maintenance of open range, far removed from the clamor of urban development. Beyond the immediate fences and dirt roads, the rugged terrain of the Menefee Mountain Wilderness Study Area preserves a sense of solitude that has changed little over generations. Life here is measured in the clarity of the thin, cold air and the way the light turns brittle and pale as it strikes the earth at dusk, leaving the inhabitants to navigate a world that values silence and the steady, unadorned labor of the high plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Indian Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 7.7 mi, 262° W
Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 238° SW
Menefee Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.2 mi, 323° NW · 7,331 acres
Cedar Hill Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.4 mi, 136° SE
Weber Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.1 mi, 308° NW · 6,266 acres
Perins Peak State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 029° NE
Bodo State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 048° NE
Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 13.8 mi, 301° NW · 53k acres
Mesa Verde Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.9 mi, 301° NW · 8,516 acres
Eagle Nest House (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 273° W
Sandal House (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 288° W
San Juan National Forest (National Forest) — 14.9 mi, 360° N · 1.9M acres
In Memory Of Boris Uskert (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 053° NE
Rail Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 051° NE
The Gaslight Theater (Cinema) — 17.3 mi, 051° NE
Animas City Theatre (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 051° NE
Diane West Jewelry & Art (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 051° NE
Theater (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 051° NE
Boneawl House (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 279° W
Hemenway House (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 280° W
Mancos Performance Center (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 330° NW
Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 331° NW
Soda Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.9 mi, 281° W
Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 19.9 mi, 160° S · 265 acres
The Virgin Mary (Public Artwork) — 21.2 mi, 159° S
UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon" (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 136° SE
Planetarium/West Classrooms (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 186° S
Hermosa Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.2 mi, 016° N · 37k acres
Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument (National Monument) — 31.5 mi, 299° NW · 183k acres
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 42.3 mi, 100° E · 1.4M acres

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