Alton geodata
Alton (Illinois) is a populated place; located in United States in America/Chicago (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 27,003 people, there are 1853 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 55.9% of cities are located further ↑North; 59.6% of cities are located further →East and 60.5% of cities have higher elevation than Alton. Note1
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° |
| 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°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in United States existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
