Northborough Heights, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the West Adams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80260. The Survey maps it on the Lafayette quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1940 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
939 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 939 fires within 5 miles of Northborough Heights between 2003 and 2020, burning about 169 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 35 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Fireworks | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WESTMINSTER |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Metro Fire Rescue District | N/A |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Metro Fire Rescue District | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Metro Fire Rescue District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Thornton Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Metro Fire Rescue District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Northborough Heights: 24 past producers, 7 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Fire Clay (Refractory), Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams North Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1956 | |
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Cooley Gravel Co. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | 1951, 1964 | |
| Gordon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | Gold, Sand and Gravel | |
| Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Hills | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Wandering View | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Holiday Hills Village | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Sunset Ridge | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Westview | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Homestead Heights | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Cotton Creek | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Northglenn | 1.8 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122565917 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2354397. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









