Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Golden Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Golden Heights
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Golden Heights:
- 39.720000, -105.179444
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Golden Heights
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Golden Heights is near Denver County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Denver County
- eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Golden Heights ...
We found two communities that share the name Golden Heights.
Within Colorado, the name Golden Heights is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Golden Heights is located in Broward County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Golden Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Golden Heights.
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Golden Heights [Lake County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden Heights ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Candlelight
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlelight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
- Cody Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Daniels Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Garden
- Daniels Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Golden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
- Green Gables
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
- Green Mountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Village
- Green Mountain Village is located in Jefferson County
- Heritage Dells
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Dells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Dells
- Heritage Dells is located in Jefferson County
- Idledale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idledale
- Idledale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idledale <4>
- Paradise Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Paramount Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paramount Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Rainbow Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Golden Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Golden Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golden Heights and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Golden Heights to Denver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Golden Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Golden Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Golden Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7200, Longitude: -105.1794 In this case, the coordinates for Golden Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Golden Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Golden Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.204 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.077 degrees. |