Las Animas County Jail

Las Animas County Jail is a building in Las Animas, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,004 feet. Las Animas County Jail is situated nearby to the locality Drop City, as well as near the hamlet El Moro.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinidad History Museum and Trinidad station.

Trinidad History Museum

Museum

Trinidad History Museum is a local history museum in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. It is administered by History Colorado. Trinidad History Museum is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Las Animas County Jail.

Trinidad station

Railway station

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Trinidad station is a train station in Trinidad, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief line. Trinidad station was originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, however it was not built in the Spanish Mission style, as many former Santa Fe Railroad stations were. Trinidad station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Las Animas County Jail.

First Christian Church

Church

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First Christian Church is a historic church at 200 S. Walnut Street in Trinidad, Colorado. It was built in 1922 and was added to the National Register in 1995. First Christian Church is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Las Animas County Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trinidad and Drop City.

Trinidad

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Trinidad is a city in Colorado. Formerly home of the famous Prairie Land and Cattle Company, it was one of the towns where travelers raised hell in the Old West.

Drop City

Locality

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Drop City was a counterculture artists' community that formed near the town of Trinidad in southern Colorado in 1960. Abandoned by 1979, Drop City became known as the first rural "hippie commune". Drop City is situated 3 miles north of Las Animas County Jail.

El Moro

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.

El Moro is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the El Moro CDP was 216 at the United States Census 2020. El Moro is situated 3 miles north of Las Animas County Jail.

Las Animas County Jail

Type: Building
Location: Las Animas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.18253° or 37° 10′ 57″ north

Longitude

-104.48521° or 104° 29′ 7″ west

Elevation

6,004 feet (1,830 metres)

Open location code

859Q5GM7+2W

GeoNames ID

8258068

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