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36.694056, -91.398516
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We found 35 communities that share the name Alton.
Within Missouri, the name Alton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 33 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Alton is located in Jefferson County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alton.
Arkansas
Hempstead County
This community is historic<2> 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 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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.<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<2> 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 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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.<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 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Alton.
Louisiana
Concordia Parish
This community is historic<2> 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 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 541 miles [870.7 km] to the north northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Alton [Faribault County].
Montana
Glacier County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Glacier County, we don't know where within the county.
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 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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]<1> to the east of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Alton.
Nova Scotia
This Alton lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
Ohio
Franklin County
This Alton is located in Franklin County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Alton.
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Alton.
Pennsylvania
McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Alton [McKean County].
Rhode Island
Washington County
This Alton is located in Washington County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Alton.
Texas
Denton County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Denton County, we don't know where within the county.
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 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the west of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the east of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alton that is located in Oregon County.
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.
Couch (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city 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:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Alton to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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: 36.6941, Longitude: -91.3985
<2>
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.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 county. 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 316.758 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.285 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.618 degrees.