Welcome to Beacon Hill ...
Beacon Hill is located in Teller County<1>.
Beacon Hill is 9,520 feet [2,902 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Beacon Hill is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Beacon Hill lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Beacon Hill: 719
Communities Also Named Beacon Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Beacon Hill - they are located in Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beacon Hill.
Communities near Beacon Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beacon Hill.
- Canon City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Teller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <3>
- Manitou Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Divide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Divide is located in Teller County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <3>
- Cascade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chipita Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florissant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florissant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Florissant is located in Teller County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florissant <3>
- Crystola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
- Crystola is located in El Paso County
- Buckskin Joe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
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 Beacon Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beacon Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beacon Hill. 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 Beacon Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Beacon Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beacon Hill ...
Looking for more information about Beacon Hill? 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 Beacon Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beacon Hill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Teller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beacon Hill - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |