Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alton
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Alton:
- 30.330749, -89.762008
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Alton
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Saint Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- Since Alton is near Hancock County and also Pearl River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Alton ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Alton.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Alton.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Milton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alton [Milton County].
- Tattnall County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alton [Tattnall County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alton [Lyon County].
- Osborne County
- This Alton is located in Osborne County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Alton that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osborne County community of Alton.
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alton [Sumner County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Alton is located in Delta County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<2> to the north of the Alton that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Alton.
- Kent County
- This Alton is located in Kent County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the north northeast of the Alton that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Alton.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Alton lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Alton that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Texas
- Denton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Denton County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Alton.
- Hidalgo County
- This Alton is located in Hidalgo County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Alton that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Alton.
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alton ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Amos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Bon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Cadillac Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadillac Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
- Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Carolyn Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
- Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Colt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cross Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
- Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Forest Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pines
- Forest Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Fountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Gum Bayou Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Bayou Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
- Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Kings Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Magnolia Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
- Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Maude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Ozone Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
- Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Palm Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pearl River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
- Pecan Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Pine Shadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
- Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Piney Ridge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
- Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Porters River Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters River Landing
- Porters River Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- River Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
- River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Willow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Lincoln Park
How Far From Alton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alton and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alton to Covington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3307, Longitude: -89.7620 In this case, the coordinates for Alton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Alton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Alton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.18 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.597 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.043 degrees. |