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Hill Spring

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Air quality index

34Good
Elevation1175 m
Land area0.96 km²
Coordinates49.29°, -113.63°

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City facts

Elevation
1175 m
Area
0.96 km²
Official website
hillspring.ca

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hill Spring is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 32 km (20 mi) west of Cardston and 43 km (27 mi) southeast of Pincher Creek, in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

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History & geography

History

Hill Spring was founded in 1910 by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader Edward J. Wood.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
49.2944
Longitude
-113.6277
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
1.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
74
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
13,604
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    420
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    396
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    395
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    391
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    321
  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    279
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    273
  • Savannah Sparrow
    Passerculus sandwichensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    271

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
18
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2009-09-29

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,406

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
175
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hill Spring

Ecological land classification of Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, Alberta
Ecological land classification of Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, Alberta
Sutherland, Ian. · 1998
Fifty years
Hill Spring, Alta. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints · 1960

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
4803008
Population (Wikidata)
162
Wikidata
Q14874804

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012