Hills

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Hills

Coordinates50.10°, -117.48°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as mountains. Hills fall under the category of slope landforms.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Brouse
  14.8 mi away
• Carrolls Landing
  19 mi away
• Makinson
  19.1 mi away
• East Arrow Park
  19.2 mi away
• Lardeau
  23.8 mi away
• Meadow Creek
  24.7 mi away
• Argenta
  24.9 mi away
• Gold Hill
  26.7 mi away
• Poplar Creek
  26.8 mi away
• Gerrard
  30 mi away
• Needles
  31.7 mi away
• Appledale
  31.8 mi away

Browse all places in British Columbia →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hills

Geology of Emerslund Lakes and Hackney Hills, British Columbia

Geological Survey of Canada. · 1986

Plain tales from the hills

Rudyard Kipling · 1888

St. John the Baptist Anglican Cemetery (1975), and brass plaques (2002) Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada

2008

A tour in British Columbia

George Hills · 1987

British Columbia place names

Mark Thorburn · 2009

Passport's illustrated travel guide to Vancouver & British Columbia

Baker, Carol · 1993

Wills for British Columbia

Steven G. Wong · 1978

Tour in British Columbia [microform]

George 1816-1895 Hills · 2021

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 93 mi
• Wildfire Silver, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 108 mi
• Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 139 mi
• Wildfire HUDSPETH, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 142 mi
• Wildfire MITRE ROCK, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 156 mi
• Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 160 mi
• Wildfire Skillet, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 162 mi
• Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 163 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).