Otero County Jail
Otero County Jail is a prison in Otero, Colorado and has an elevation of 4,065 feet. Otero County Jail is situated nearby to the movie theater Fox Theater, as well as near the railway station La Junta station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fox Theater and La Junta station.
Fox Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fox Theater is a movie theater, which is situated 920 feet west of Otero County Jail.
La Junta station
Railway station
Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 2.0.
La Junta station is a train station in La Junta, Colorado served by Amtrak. Amtrak's Southwest Chief trains 3 & 4 stop here for 10–15 minutes. Westbound trains are scheduled to arrive at 8:15 AM and depart at 8:30 AM, while the eastbound trains arrive at 7:30 PM and depart at 7:41 PM. La Junta station is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Otero County Jail.
Koshare Indian Museum and Dancers
Museum
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
The Koshare Indian Museum is an art and scouting museum in La Junta, Colorado. The building, located on the Otero Junior College campus, is a tri-level museum with an attached kiva that is built with the largest self-supporting log roof in the world. Koshare Indian Museum and Dancers is situated 1 mile south of Otero County Jail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Junta and North La Junta.
La Junta
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
La Junta is a town in the Eastern Plains of Colorado. It is notable to travelers as the nearest town to Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, preserving an historically important locale along the Santa Fe Trail.
North La Junta
Hamlet
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North La Junta is a census-designated place in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population of the North La Junta CDP was 482 at the United States Census 2020. The La Junta post office serves the area.
La Junta Gardens
Hamlet
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
La Junta Gardens is a Census-designated place in and governed by Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population of the La Junta Gardens CDP was 123 at the United States Census 2020. The La Junta post office serves the area.
Otero County Jail
- Type: Prison
- Category: government building
- Location: Otero, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.98667° or 37° 59′ 12″ northLongitude
-103.53944° or 103° 32′ 22″ westElevation
4,065 feet (1,239 metres)Open location code
859RXFP6+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 366395975OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonGeoNames ID
7123800
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