Lycan, Colorado

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Lycan, Colorado
Looking east along State Highway 116 in Lycan.
Looking east along State Highway 116 in Lycan.
Lycan, Colorado is located in Colorado
Lycan, Colorado
Location in Baca County and the state of Colorado
Lycan, Colorado is located in the United States
Lycan, Colorado
Lycan, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°33′26.94″N 102°07′42.98″W / 37.5574833°N 102.1286056°W / 37.5574833; -102.1286056Coordinates: 37°33′26.94″N 102°07′42.98″W / 37.5574833°N 102.1286056°W / 37.5574833; -102.1286056
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyBaca[1]
Elevation3,865 ft (1,178 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
81084 (Two Buttes)
Area code719
GNIS feature ID0196066

Lycan is an unincorporated community in Baca County, Colorado, United States. It is located approximately 37 driving miles east-northeast of Springfield, Colorado, the county seat.[3] The U.S. Post Office at Two Buttes (ZIP Code 81084) now serves Lycan postal addresses.[2] The town is also referred to as Buckeye Crossroads.

Geography

Lycan is located at 37°33′26.94″N 102°07′42.98″W / 37.5574833°N 102.1286056°W / 37.5574833; -102.1286056 (37.55765,-102.128605) at the junction of Colorado highways 89 and 116.[4]

The community is just over 5 miles from the state border with Kansas.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. ^ "Springfield, Colorado to Lycan, Colorado". Google Maps. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "DTD DataAccess - Statistics, Maps and Data - Highways Data". Archived from the original on 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  5. ^ "Co Rd 57, Holly, CO to Lycan, Colorado". Google Maps. Retrieved December 10, 2020.