Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Illinois
• Level 2: Madison County
• Level 3: Township of Alton

Current local time in Alton:

04:50 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Alton on map:^[1]

Alton GPS coordinates^[2]

38° 53' 26.16" North, 90° 11' 3.408" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	39.43576°,	-90.88741°
Center:	38.8906°,	-90.18428°
Lower-right:	38.34122°,	-89.48116°
Map W x H:	121.7×121.7 km	= 75.6×75.6mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑55.9% North
Alton:	38.8906°
min Lat:	⇓44.1% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Alton	max Long
-171.73463°	-90.18428°	-66.98998°
W 40.4%⇐		⇒59.6% E

Elevation

Elevation of Alton is 152 m = 499 ft, and this is 142.8 m = 469 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	60.5%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Alton	152 m = 499 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	39.5%

See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Alton is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1718.3 km =1067.7 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Alton
North Pole	5682.8	3531.1	to North
Arctic Circle	3076.9	1911.9	to North
Tropic Cancer	1718.3	1067.7	to South
Equator	4324.2	2686.9	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Alton: (largest is in red/bold)

• Bethalto 12.6 km =7.8 mi, 80°
• Black Jack 13 km =8.1 mi, 213°
• Castle Point 15.7 km =9.8 mi, 200°
• East Alton 6.4 km =4 mi, 100°
• Glasgow Village 15.3 km =9.5 mi, 184°
• Godfrey 7.2 km =4.5 mi, 358°
• Hartford 9.9 km =6.2 mi, 129°
• Old Jamestown 10.7 km =6.6 mi, 234°
• Rosewood Heights 8.6 km =5.3 mi, 92°
• Roxana 10.5 km =6.5 mi, 116°
• South Roxana 12.5 km =7.8 mi, 122°
• Spanish Lake 11.8 km =7.3 mi, 193°
• Upper Alton 3.7 km =2.3 mi, 51°
• West Alton 4.4 km =2.7 mi, 229°
• Wood River 8.2 km =5.1 mi, 113°