The Highlands

The Highlands is a locality in Jefferson, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,466 feet. The Highlands is situated nearby to the locality Sunland, as well as near Lamar Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities and Westminster station.

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Arts center

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The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is a nonprofit, multi-use cultural facility in Arvada, Colorado, United States, which opened in 1976. The Arvada Center facility comprises the Arvada History Museum, three theatres, 10,000 square feet of art galleries, music, dance, and theatre rehearsal rooms, classrooms, a conference center, and an amphitheater.

Westminster station

Railway station

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Westminster station is a Regional Transportation District commuter rail station on the B Line in Westminster, Colorado. The station opened on July 25, 2016, along with the B Line, and serves as its northern terminus. Westminster station is situated 2 miles east of The Highlands.

60th & Sheridan/Arvada Gold Strike station

Railway station

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60th & Sheridan–Arvada Gold Strike station is a Regional Transportation District commuter rail station on the G Line in Arvada, Colorado. The station opened on April 26, 2019, along with the rest of the G Line. 60th & Sheridan/Arvada Gold Strike station is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Highlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Arvada.

Westminster

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Westminster is a city of about 115,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies northwest of Denver in Adams and Jefferson counties.

Arvada

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Arvada is a city of about 125,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of Colorado. A former farming community in Jefferson and Adams counties, the city is now a residential suburb of Denver.

Berkley

Hamlet

Berkley is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in southwestern Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Berkley is situated 3 miles southeast of The Highlands.

The Highlands

Type: Locality
Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.83278° or 39° 49′ 58″ north

Longitude

-105.06833° or 105° 4′ 6″ west

Elevation

5,466 feet (1,666 metres)

Open location code

85FPRWMJ+4M

GeoNames ID

7150611

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