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Around Rifle ...

For comparison, Rifle has a population of 9,800 people.

Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Rifle, with the nearest first.

  • Silt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
    • Silt is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silt <3>
  • New Castle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Battlement Mesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlement Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlement Mesa
    • Battlement Mesa is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battlement Mesa <3>
  • Parachute
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Chacra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Una
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Una. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
    • Una is located in Garfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Una
    • From Rifle to Una
  • Collbran
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collbran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
    • Collbran is located in Mesa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collbran <3>
  • Plateau City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau City
    • Plateau City is located in Mesa County
  • Glenwood Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Cardiff
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cardiff
    • From Rifle to Cardiff
  • De Beque
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Molina
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

For more communities neighboring Rifle, please visit our County-by-County Page for Rifle.

Garfield County ...

Rifle is located in Garfield County<5>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garfield County: Eagle, Mesa, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, Grand (UT) & Uintah (UT).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rifle ...

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 Rifle.

Airports Near Rifle ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<6> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Rifle and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Rifle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rifle ...

Looking for more information about Rifle? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Rifle. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Rifle, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rifle.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

The official website for Rifle: www.rifleco.org/

The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rifle.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<6>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rifle), 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.




 

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