Welcome to Motor Heights ...

Motor Heights is located in Winnebago County<1>.

The location of Motor Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Motor Heights: Motor Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Motor Heights is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Motor Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Motor Heights: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities near Motor Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Motor Heights.

• Rockford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
• Belvidere
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Loves Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
• Machesney Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <5>
• Roscoe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
• Rochelle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <5>
• Rockton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <5>
• Byron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
• Oregon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Winnebago
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Motor Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Motor Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Motor Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Motor Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Motor Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Motor Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Motor Heights ...

Looking for more information about Motor Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Motor Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Motor Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Motor Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov