Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hillrose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillrose and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hillrose

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Hillrose:
  • 40.324268, -103.522420
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hillrose

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Hillrose is near Washington County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hillrose

Communities Also Named Hillrose ...

We found one communities that are also named Hillrose.

Within Colorado, the name Hillrose is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Hillrose in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Putnam County
    • This Hillrose is located in Putnam County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hillrose that is located in Morgan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Hillrose.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillrose ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Balzac
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Balzac is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balzac
• Brush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brush is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brush <2>
• Cooper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cooper is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Gary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gary is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
• Lamb
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lamb is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Log Lane Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
• Nelson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Hillrose to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Hillrose to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillrose and extending to:

• Fort Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hillrose to Fort Morgan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,557 miles [12,161.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'