Otis Colorado Map
Explore Otis, Colorado, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Otis, 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 Otis, Colorado
How to Use This Otis, Colorado Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Otis, 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 Otis 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 Otis.
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 | Otis |
| State | Colorado (CO) |
| County | Washington |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 40.148872 |
| Longitude | -102.962993 |
| Population | 521 |
| Density | 543.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80743 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| County Seat | Akron |
| School District | Otis School District R-3 |
About Otis, Colorado
Otis is a locality in Washington County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 521. The population density is 543.8 people per km². Otis is located at 40.1489°N, 102.9630°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80743.
Otis occupies a vast expanse of high-plains prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 35.4 miles south-southeast of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 159°T), and is situated 12.7 miles west of Yuma. The horizon stretches thin and taut in every direction, punctuated only by the occasional grain elevator that rises like a silent sentinel above the flat horizon. A mile away, the quiet surface of Haverland Pond mirrors the shifting moods of the clouds, while the intermittent bed of Surveyor Creek carves a shallow, subtle path through the dry grasses. On the clearest days, the jagged, snow-dusted edges of the Rocky Mountains shimmer against the western fringe of the world, appearing as a faint, ghostly wall nearly two hundred miles removed from the steady, arid pulse of the plains. Otis preserves the resilient character of a frontier settlement built upon the cycles of dryland farming and the steady labor of the harvest. The local economy remains anchored to the golden waves of wheat that dominate the surrounding fields, a landscape that demands a patient, methodical rhythm from those who work the soil. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal migrations of the sun and the unpredictable generosity of the rains, far removed from the hurried pace of distant urban centers. Residents occasionally look toward City Park for a quiet respite, yet the true spirit of the place is found in the way the light turns amber at dusk, casting long, lean shadows over the earth and revealing the quiet, persistent beauty of a life lived in the open air.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- City Park (Local Park) — 12.4 mi, 097° E
- Lake Yuma (Local Park) — 12.9 mi, 098° E
- Prewitt Reservoir State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.5 mi, 314° NW
- Cottonwood State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.0 mi, 296° NW
- Overland Trail Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 341° N
- Metamorphosis (Public Artwork) — 34.5 mi, 341° N
- Wray Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 097° E
- North Sterling State Park (State Park) — 44.6 mi, 338° N
- Pawnee National Grassland (National Grassland) — 47.0 mi, 316° NW · 193k acres
- KS CO NB tripoint (Monument) — 49.2 mi, 102° E
- Early Colorado Homesite (Historic Ruins) — 49.4 mi, 318° NW
- Bonny Lake State Park/South Republican State Wildlife Area (State Park) — 53.9 mi, 133° SE
- Pleasant Hill School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 53.9 mi, 104° E
- Land and Sky (Attraction) — 55.3 mi, 100° E
- South Republican Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 59.0 mi, 126° SE
- Texas Trail Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 59.1 mi, 098° E
- Flagler Town Museum (Museum) — 59.5 mi, 185° S
- Frontier City Historical Marker (Monument) — 61.9 mi, 196° S
- Sidney - Cheyenne County Historical Marker (Attraction) — 66.7 mi, 002° N
- Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 66.8 mi, 112° E
- Cabelas Wildlife Display (Attraction) — 66.8 mi, 000° N
- Chase County Museum (Museum) — 67.7 mi, 071° E
- Midway Theater (Cinema) — 69.0 mi, 147° SE
- Historic Lodgepole Creek Valley Historical Marker (Attraction) — 69.2 mi, 019° N
- Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 70.2 mi, 021° N
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About This Otis Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Otis, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.148872, -102.962993. 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 Otis and Washington County.
Detailed location data for Otis includes the ZIP code (80743), telephone area code (970), county seat of Washington County (Akron), and school district assignment (Otis School District R-3). 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 Otis 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. |
