City of Thornton
Thornton is a city of about 144,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies northwest of Denver in Adams and Weld counties.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eastlake/124th station and Northglenn/112th station.
Eastlake/124th station
Railway station
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Eastlake/124th station is a station on the N Line of the Denver RTD commuter rail system. It is the line's northern terminal station and is located in Thornton, Colorado. The station opened on September 21, 2020.
Northglenn/112th station
Railway station
Northglenn/112th station is a station on the N Line of the Denver RTD commuter rail system in Northglenn, Colorado. It is located on the west side of York and north of 112th Avenue.
Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company
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The Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company is a grain elevator in Thornton, Colorado. The building was built in 1920, and is currently vacant. The elevator is an excellent example of a timber-frame, rural grain elevator that stands in stark contrast to the encroaching suburbs around the area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northglenn and Eastlake.
Northglenn
Town
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The City of Northglenn is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Northglenn is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Northglenn is situated 2½ miles west of City of Thornton.
Eastlake
Hamlet
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Eastlake is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Eastlake Post Office has the ZIP Code 80214.
City of Thornton
- Type: Locality with 119,000 residents
- Location: Adams, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.9193° or 39° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-104.945° or 104° 56′ 42″ westPopulation
119,000Elevation
5,217 feet (1,590 metres)Open location code
85FQW394+P2GeoNames ID
7174565
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