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Around Westwood Hills ...

For comparison, Westwood Hills has a population of 390 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Westwood Hills, with the nearest first.

  • Mission Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Westwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Westwood is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Fairway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mission Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
  • Roeland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Countryside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Countryside is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Mission
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mission is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
    • Former name for Mission:
    • Mission Hill Acres
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <2>
  • Argentine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
  • Prairie Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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    • Leawood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Merriam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kansas City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kansas City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Turner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Turner is located in Wyandotte County
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    • Indian Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village

For more communities neighboring Westwood Hills, please visit our County-by-County Page for Westwood Hills.

Johnson County ...

Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Douglas, Franklin, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte, Cass (MO) & Jackson (MO).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Hills ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westwood Hills.

Airports Near Westwood Hills ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Westwood Hills and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Westwood Hills.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Westwood Hills.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Westwood Hills), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.