Around Alston ...
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Alston, with the nearest first.
- Nisula
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nisula is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
- Hazel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Pelkie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elo is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
- Lake Roland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
- Bear Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Rousseau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Baraga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wasas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
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- Wainola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
- Keweenaw Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
- L'Anse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alberta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Mass City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Toivola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For more communities neighboring Alston, please visit our County-by-County Page for Alston.
Houghton County ...
Alston is located in Houghton County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI). Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alston ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alston.
Airports Near Alston ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Alston and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Alston.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Michigan:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Houghton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Alston), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |