Alton geodata
Alton (Texas) is a populated place; located in United States in America/Chicago (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 15,760 people, there are 3103 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 98.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 79% of cities are located further →East and 78.4% of cities have higher elevation than Alton. Note1
Alton GPS coordinates[2]
26° 17' 14.244" North, 98° 18' 48.06" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 26.91598°, | -99.01648° |
| Center: | 26.28729°, | -98.31335° |
| Lower-right: | 25.65518°, | -97.61023° |
| Map W x H: | 140.2×140.2 km | = 87.1×87.1mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑98.3% North |
| Alton: | 26.28729° |
| min Lat: | ⇓1.7% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Alton | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -98.31335° | -66.98998° |
| W 21%⇐ | ⇒79% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Alton is 54 m = 177 ft, and this is 240.8 m = 790 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 78.4% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Alton | 54 m = 177 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 21.6% |
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 317 km =197 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Alton |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 7084.2 | 4401.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 4478.3 | 2782.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 317 | 197 | to South |
| Equator | 2922.9 | 1816.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Alton: (largest is in red/bold)
• Abram
13.8 km =8.6 mi, 
225°
• Alton North (historical)
1.3 km =0.8 mi, 
44°
• Citrus City
8.4 km =5.2 mi, 
301°
• Doffing
7.4 km =4.6 mi, 
258°
• Edinburg
15 km =9.3 mi, 
83°
• La Homa
6.5 km =4 mi, 230°
• Lopezville
16.3 km =10.1 mi, 
109°
• McAllen
12.5 km =7.8 mi, 
138°
• Mission
8 km =5 mi, 
188°
• Palmhurst
3.2 km =2 mi, 188°
• Palmview
8.3 km =5.2 mi, 
223°
• Palmview South
10.3 km =6.4 mi, 219°
• Penitas
14.5 km =9 mi, 
244°
• Perezville
11.2 km =7 mi, 231°
• West Sharyland
2.2 km =1.4 mi, 222°
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
