Welcome to Birdseye ...

Birdseye is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Birdseye has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birdseye, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Birdseye is 10,210 feet [3,112 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Birdseye is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Birdseye lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Birdseye is located in the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Birdseye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Birdseye - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, Montana and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birdseye.

Communities near Birdseye ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birdseye.

• Breckenridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Frisco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <4>
• Leadville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Leadville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <4>
• Blue River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Fairplay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Fairplay is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <4>
• Alma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Red Cliff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <4>
• Climax ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Climax is located in Lake County
• Oro City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
  • Oro City is located in Lake County
• Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
  • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Birdseye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birdseye.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birdseye. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birdseye.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birdseye. See our Newspapers Page for Birdseye.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birdseye ...

Looking for more information about Birdseye? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Birdseye, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birdseye.

Adding Birdseye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birdseye in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Birdseye was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birdseye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birdseye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/