Welcome to McKay Landing ...

McKay Landing is located in Broomfield County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for McKay Landing: McKay Lndg. (or less commonly used: McKay Lndng.)

McKay Landing is 5,260 feet [1,603 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of McKay Landing is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for McKay Landing: (303) & (720)<4>

Communities near McKay Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McKay Landing.

• Denver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Aurora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Lakewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Boulder
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <5>
• Longmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <5>
• Commerce City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Brighton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <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 McKay Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKay Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKay Landing ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Broomfield County: www.ci.broomfield.co.us/

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