Golden, IL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Golden, Illinois, shaded from 700 ft on the west side to 720 ft on the east side
Elevation
730 ft 225 m730 ft 220 m720 ft 220 m710 ft 215 m700 ft 215 m700 ft 215 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Golden sits at about 720 ft (220 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
720 ft 220 m
most residents: 710–720 ft
Lowest
700 ft 215 m
on the west side
Highest
720 ft 220 m
on the east side
Average
720 ft 220 m
all land inside village limits

Golden is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
720 ft220 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the east side
720 ft220 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the west side
700 ft215 m
Town center
USGS map point for Golden
720 ft220 m
Airport (UIN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 14 mi southwest of the village limits
769 ft234 m
Average of all land720 ft220 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Golden, Illinois, shaded from 700 ft on the west side to 720 ft on the east side
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Village in Adams County, Illinois, United States
Population
627 2024 est.
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
977 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.1092° N, 91.0176° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
South Fork Bear Creek → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field (UIN) 769 ft
ZIP codes 1
62339
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Camp Point730 ft
  2. Camp Point Township730 ft
  3. Clayton730 ft
  4. Clayton Township730 ft
  5. Golden720 ft
  6. Northeast Township720 ft
  7. La Prairie710 ft
  8. Houston Township690 ft
  9. Bowen690 ft
  10. Augusta Township670 ft
  11. Augusta670 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census village limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.