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Welcome to Golden Gate Heights ...

Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County<1>.



A typical abbreviation for Golden Gate Heights: Golden Gate Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Golden Gate Heights is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Golden Gate Heights lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Golden Gate Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Golden Gate Heights.

  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Berkeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Daly City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • San Mateo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • San Leandro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Alameda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • South San Francisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Rafael
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • San Bruno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 Golden Gate Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Golden Gate Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Golden Gate Heights. 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 Golden Gate Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golden Gate Heights ...

Looking for more information about Golden Gate Heights? 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 Golden Gate Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Golden Gate Heights.

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

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Francisco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Golden Gate Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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