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Communities Also Named Alton ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Alton.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Alton.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 35 communities, three are located in Canada and 34 are in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Alton #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Alton.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Alton is located in Jefferson County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alton.
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Alton [Hempstead County].
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Alton is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Alton.
- Florida
- Lafayette County
- This Alton is located in Lafayette County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Alton.
- Georgia
- Milton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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<3> 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
- Bear Lake County
- This Alton is located in Bear Lake County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Alton.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Alton is located in Madison County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Alton.
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Alton is located in Crawford County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Alton.
- Iowa
- Sioux County
- This Alton is located in Sioux County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Alton.
- Kansas
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the west.
- 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
- Anderson County
- This Alton is located in Anderson County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Alton.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Alton [Concordia Parish].
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Alton is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Alton.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Alton is located in Penobscot County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the east northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Alton.
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Alton is located in Delta County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- 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 271 miles [436.1 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Alton.
- Minnesota
- Faribault County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Alton [Faribault County].
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Alton is located in Oregon County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Alton.
- Montana
- Glacier County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Glacier County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glacier County community of Alton.
- New Hampshire
- Belknap County
- This Alton is located in Belknap County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Alton.
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Alton is located in Wayne County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Alton.
- North Carolina
- Union County
- This Alton is located in Union County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Alton.
- North Dakota
- Traill County
- This Alton is located in Traill County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Alton.
- Nova Scotia
- This Alton lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the east northeast.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This Alton is located in Franklin County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Alton.
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Alton [McKean County].
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- This Alton is located in Washington County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Alton.
- Texas
- Denton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Denton County, we don't know where within the .
- 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 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Alton.
- Utah
- Kane County
- This Alton is located in Kane County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Alton.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Alton is located in Halifax County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Alton.
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- This Alton is located in Upshur County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Alton.
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.
- Brimstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
- Cataract
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Cedar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forks of the Credit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the Credit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the Credit
- Mono Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Rosehill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
How Far From Alton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alton and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Alton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 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 Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 . 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 43.8604, Longitude: -80.0687 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 309.409 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.93 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.143 degrees. |
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