Around La Plata ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from La Plata, with the nearest first.
- Hesperus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Durango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hermosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Mancos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Marvel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Dolores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bondad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bondad is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
- Gem Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Village is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
- Vallecito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bayfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cortez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For more communities neighboring La Plata, please visit our County-by-County Page for La Plata.
La Plata County ...
La Plata would have been located within present day La Plata County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of La Plata County: Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, Montezuma, San Juan & San Juan (NM).
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Plata ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Plata.
Airports Near La Plata ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to La Plata and that information can be found on the Airports Page for La Plata.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Colorado:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including La Plata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to La Plata), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |