Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillsboro
- 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 Hillsboro:
- 40.837381, -91.712525
- 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 Hillsboro
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Hillsboro is near Lee County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hillsboro ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Hillsboro.
There is one other community in Iowa which is also named Hillsboro.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hillsboro.
- Madison County
- This Hillsboro is located in Madison County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the southeast of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hillsboro.
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- This Hillsboro is located in Fountain County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the east of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Hillsboro.
- Henry County
- This Hillsboro is located in Henry County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Hillsboro.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hillsboro.
- Saint Louis County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Hillsboro.
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Hillsboro lies 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- Ohio
- Highland County
- This Hillsboro is located in Highland County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Hillsboro.
- Jefferson County
- This Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hillsboro.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Hillsboro is located in Somerset County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<2> to the east of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hillsboro.
- Washington County
- This Hillsboro is located in Washington County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km] to the east of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hillsboro.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Hillsboro is located in Coffee County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Hillsboro.
- Williamson 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 Hillsboro [Williamson County].
- Texas
- Virginia
- King and Queen County
- This Hillsboro is located in King and Queen County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<2> to the east of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Hillsboro.
- Loudoun County
- This Hillsboro is located in Loudoun County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east of the Hillsboro that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Hillsboro.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsboro ...
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.
- Big Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Bonaparte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
- Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <5>
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Parksville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Parksville is located in Van Buren County
- Pierceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
- Pilot Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Hillsboro 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 city such as Hillsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillsboro and extending to:
- Mount Pleasant, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hillsboro to Mount Pleasant, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillsboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hillsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8374, Longitude: -91.7125 In this case, the coordinates for Hillsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hillsboro 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hillsboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.157 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.301 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.867 degrees. |