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Welcome to Billings Heights ...

Billings Heights is located in Yellowstone County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Billings Heights for more information about variations on the name of Billings Heights.

Billings Heights is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Billings Heights is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Billings Heights lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Billings Heights: 406

Communities near Billings Heights ...

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

  • Billings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
    • Billings is located in Yellowstone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <3>
  • Laurel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Huntley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shepherd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rimrock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
    • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County
  • Acton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in Yellowstone County
  • Hesper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
    • Hesper is located in Yellowstone County
  • Worden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballantine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballantine
    • Ballantine is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballantine <3>
  • Comanche
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
    • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County

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 Billings Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Billings Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Billings 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 Billings Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Billings Heights ...

Looking for more information about Billings 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 Billings Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Billings Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Yellowstone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Billings Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.