Geographic orientation
At rank 343, Longmont, Colorado (code 45970, estimate 100,109) is a city; Code 45970 makes the entry specific for guide readers in Colorado. For guide reading, Longmont, Colorado (rank 343) begins at 40 degrees 10 minutes 6 seconds north, 105 degrees 6 minutes 2 seconds west; the marker locates the entry, not every boundary. Rank 343 is comparison, not geographic footprint; population estimate 100,109 positions Longmont, Colorado (latitude 40.16820) among listed places. Longmont, Colorado (FIPS 08-45970) sits within Colorado, where the Front Range, eastern plains, high basins, and western canyon country gives the named entry setting beyond a single outline.
Rivers, lakes, and coast
Identifier 08-45970 holds the marker specific; mountain headwaters, reservoirs, and rivers descending toward several basins gives Longmont, Colorado (code 45970, estimate 100,109) a environmental frame for direction and lower ground. For rank 343, supporting geography includes the observation that the Gunnison River carved Black Canyon; Longmont, Colorado (rank 343) stays the named reference. At 40 degrees 10 minutes 6 seconds north, Longmont, Colorado (latitude 40.16820) remains a marker while the drainage layer supplies direction; code 45970 confirms identity. Code 08-45970 prevents a wide system from replacing local identity; the water frame helps Longmont, Colorado (FIPS 08-45970) connect to neighboring ground.
Height and horizon
Rank 343 makes the wide terrain summary specific to this entry; the landform setting for Longmont, Colorado (code 45970, estimate 100,109) is the Front Range, high plains, intermontane basins, and western canyons. Rank 343 names the entry; for Longmont, Colorado (rank 343), the plotted marker is most informative when the terrain stays shown. Code 45970 preserves the local reference; one verified state detail relevant to Longmont, Colorado (latitude 40.16820) is that colorado contains eastern plains, central mountain ranges, and western canyon landscapes. At statewide scale, Longmont, Colorado (FIPS 08-45970) is understood through drainage and terrain; Census key 08-45970 prevents drift.
Place and surrounding ground
Its point stays one locator in a larger region; Census rank 343 places Longmont, Colorado (code 45970) within a national settlement comparison. For Longmont, Colorado (rank 343), estimate 100,109 is a catalog measure; environmental systems supply the surrounding geography. Settlement near Longmont, Colorado (latitude 40.16820) may follow terrain and drainage; this page infers no specific road pattern from rank 343. Coordinate 40 degrees 10 minutes 6 seconds north then narrows the reference; a national map reaches Longmont, Colorado (FIPS 08-45970) across Colorado. For rank 343, Longmont, Colorado (estimate 100,109) remains a defined entry inside a larger and changing settlement landscape.
Using the map carefully
Rank 343 then gives the plotted place proper scale; a countrywide-to-local sequence introduces Longmont, Colorado (code 45970, estimate 100,109) through Colorado. The image remains generalized; readers may verify Longmont, Colorado (rank 343) by pairing 40 degrees 10 minutes 6 seconds north, 105 degrees 6 minutes 2 seconds west, and code 45970. Keep Longmont, Colorado (latitude 40.16820), drainage, and terrain in one sequence as the guide changes scale; identifier 08-45970 prevents drift. Rank 343 identifies the city entry; one state-scale clue behind Longmont, Colorado (FIPS 08-45970) is that san Luis Valley lies between the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mountains.