Welcome to Boston Heights ...

Boston Heights is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Boston Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Boston Heights is 5,370 feet [1,637 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Boston Heights is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Boston Heights lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Boston Heights: (303) and (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Boston Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Boston Heights - they are located in California, Montana and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boston Heights.

Communities near Boston Heights ...

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

• Denver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Denver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
  • Former names for Denver:
  • Auraina
  • Denver City
  • Montana City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>
• Lakewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Thornton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <5>
• Arvada
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <5>
• Westminster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Centennial
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <5>
• Broomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <5>
• Commerce City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
  • Commerce City is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <5>
• Parker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Littleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boston Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.co.us/

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