Rock Creek
Rock Creek is a stream in Boulder, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,121 feet. Rock Creek is situated nearby to the town Lafayette, as well as near the locality Pony Estates.Places of Interest
Highlights include Congregational Church and Lewis House.
Congregational Church
Historic building
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The Congregational Church at 300 E. Simpson St. in Lafayette, Colorado was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of a multiple property submission, the Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings TR.
Lewis House
Museum
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The Lewis House is a historic miner’s residence located at 108 East Simpson Street in Lafayette, Colorado. Built in the 1890s at the Gladstone Mine near Lafayette, the house was later moved into town between 1910 and 1913. Lewis House is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rock Creek.
Erie Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
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Erie Municipal Airport is an airport in Weld County, Colorado, United States. It is owned by the Town of Erie and located three nautical miles south of its central business district. Erie Municipal Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Rock Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lafayette and Broomfield.
Lafayette
Town
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The City of Lafayette is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 30,411 at the 2020 United States census.
Broomfield
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Broomfield is a combined city and county of about 77,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. Broomfield lies 14 miles northwest of Denver and 12 miles southeast of Boulder.
Louisville
Town
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The City of Louisville is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 21,226 at the 2020 United States census. Louisville is situated 3½ miles west of Rock Creek.
Rock Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.98582° or 39° 59′ 9″ northLongitude
-105.06498° or 105° 3′ 54″ westElevation
5,121 feet (1,561 metres)Open location code
85FPXWPP+82GeoNames ID
5436690
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