In real life, the actors that play Jack and Tim are only two years apart.
As of 29 March 2015, Heartland surpassed Street Legal as the longest running one-hour scripted drama in the history of Canadian television.
In the books, Heartland is set in Virginia, USA.
The Heartland Ranch is located in Millarville, Alberta.
The book series upon which Heartland is based off of is one of Canada's most extensive and large book series for middle-grade readers in public school book order lists from Scholastic, surpassing Animorphs, Goosebumps, the Candy Apple/Poison Apple series, The Secret World of Alex Mack series and the 39 Clues series, among others.