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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hillside:
    • 39.733611, -104.866944
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hillside
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Hillside ...

We found 53 communities that share the name Hillside.

There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Hillside.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 49 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Colorado ...
    • Fremont County
      • This Hillside is located in Fremont County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Hillside.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Hillside [Yavapai County].
    • Arkansas
      • Greene County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hillside [Greene County].
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hillside [Madera County].
      • Santa Clara County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hillside [Santa Clara County].
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Hillside [Fairfield County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hillside is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hillside.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Hillside is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Hillside.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Hillside is located in Cook County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hillside.
      • Kankakee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hillside [Kankakee County].
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Hillside is located in LaPorte County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Hillside.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hillside [Sedgwick County].
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Hillside is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Hillside.
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hillside [Pulaski County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Hillside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Hillside.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Hillside is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hillside.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Hillside is located in Carroll County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the east of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hillside.
      • Harford County
      • This Hillside is located in Harford County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km] to the east of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hillside.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Hillside is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km] to the east of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hillside.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Hillside [Saint Louis County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tishomingo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hillside [Tishomingo County].
    • Montana
      • Garfield County
      • This Hillside is located in Garfield County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the north of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Hillside.
    • Nebraska
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hillside.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hillside lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Hillside is located in Union County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Hillside.
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Hillside [Colfax County].
    • New York
      • Bronx County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hillside [Bronx County].
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hillside [Columbia County].
      • Oneida County
      • This Hillside is located in Oneida County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hillside.
      • Queens County
      • This Hillside is located in Queens County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km] to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Hillside.
      • Ulster County
      • This Hillside is located in Ulster County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km] to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Hillside.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Hillside.
    • Ontario
      • This Hillside lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Hillside is located in Washington County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hillside.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Hillside is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Hillside.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Hillside is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km] to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Hillside.
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hillside [Montgomery County].
      • Schuylkill County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hillside [Schuylkill County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Hillside is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km] to the east of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Hillside.
    • Quebec
      • This Hillside lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Hillside is located in Charleston County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Hillside.
      • Darlington County
      • This Hillside is located in Darlington County and lies 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km] to the east of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Hillside.
      • Lexington County
      • This Hillside is located in Lexington County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km] to the east of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Hillside.
    • South Dakota
      • Douglas County
      • This Hillside is located in Douglas County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hillside.
    • Tennessee
      • Weakley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hillside [Weakley County].
    • Texas
      • Culberson County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Culberson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culberson County community of Hillside.
      • McLennan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hillside [McLennan County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Hillside is located in Davis County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Hillside.
      • Utah County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Hillside [Utah County].
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Hillside is located in Pierce County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Hillside.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Hillside is located in Dane County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Hillside.
      • Florence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hillside [Florence County].
      • Iowa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hillside [Iowa County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Centrepoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrepoint have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
    • Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
  • Cherry Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
  • Friendly Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
    • Friendly Village is located in Adams County
  • Havana Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
    • Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Heather Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
    • Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Adams County
  • Magee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Magee is located in Adams County
  • Sable
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sable have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
    • Sable is located in Adams County
  • Sableridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
    • Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
  • Settlers Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
    • Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Tollgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tollgate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
  • Willow Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
    • Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County

How Far From Hillside 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 community such as Hillside to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hillside to Littleton, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the west (W).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7336, Longitude: -104.8669       In this case, the coordinates for Hillside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hillside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hillside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hillside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.438 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.934 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.905 degrees.









 

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