The GPS coordinates of Sanford are latitude 37.2583° and longitude -105.9047°. In directional format: 37.2583° N, 105.9047° W. These coordinates mark the center of Sanford in Colorado and work with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and every major navigation app.

Sanford is a city in Colorado, United States, on the continent of North America. It falls within Conejos County. View its exact position on the satellite map above or check nearby cities for regional context.

In DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) format, Sanford sits at: Latitude 37° 15' 30" N and Longitude 105° 54' 17" W. This format is common in surveying records, printed maps and legacy GPS hardware still used by field crews on site visits.

Sanford has a population of approximately 852 people. This is roughly 0.014% of Colorado's total population. See the population rank and density figures above, or compare it against every city in Colorado.

The interactive satellite map of Sanford is embedded on this page and shows streets, buildings and terrain. You can also enter the GPS coordinates 37.2583, -105.9047 directly into Google Maps, Apple Maps or any navigation app to locate Sanford in Colorado. For broader context, explore the Colorado state map or nearby cities.

The nearest airport to Sanford is San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS), roughly 20 km away. See the Nearest Airport card in the sidebar for the exact distance in kilometers and miles.

Sanford is approximately 287 km (178 mi) from Denver, the capital of Colorado, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Major Cities table above for distances from other cities in Colorado.

Sanford sits at an elevation of approximately 2,318 meters (7,605 feet) above sea level — see the Geographic Profile above. Compare it against other cities in the Major Cities table for Colorado.

The closest cities to Sanford include La Jara, Manassa, Conejos. See the Geographic Intelligence panel above for the full list with distances, or the nearby cities tool for a complete breakdown.

Today in Sanford, sunrise is at 05:17 AM and sunset is at 06:59 PM, giving a day length of 13h 42m. See the Sunrise & Sunset panel above, calculated directly from Sanford's GPS coordinates and updated daily.

Sanford is approximately 4,148 km (2,577 mi) from the Equator, in the northern hemisphere. It's also about 9,383 km from the Prime Meridian. See the Global Position panel above for the full breakdown.

The antipodal point of Sanford — the spot exactly opposite it through the Earth's center — falls nearest to Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 1,380 km from the true antipode. Since about 71% of the Earth's surface is ocean, most antipodal points land in open water rather than on a named city.

Sanford is approximately 1,474 km (916 mi) E of Washington, the national capital of United States, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Distance to Capitals card above.