Alton geodata
Alton (Iowa) is a populated place; located in United States in America/Chicago (GMT-6) time zone. With population of 1,264 people, there are 14765 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 83.2% of cities are located further ↓South; 73.5% of cities are located further →East and 84% of cities have lower elevation than Alton. Note1
Alton GPS coordinates[2]
42° 59' 14.964" North, 96° 0' 38.052" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 43.49968°, | -96.7137° |
| Center: | 42.98749°, | -96.01057° |
| Lower-right: | 42.471°, | -95.30745° |
| Map W x H: | 114.4×114.4 km | = 71.1×71.1mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑16.8% North |
| Alton: | 42.98749° |
| min Lat: | ⇓83.2% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Alton | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -96.01057° | -66.98998° |
| W 26.5%⇐ | ⇒73.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Alton is 404 m = 1325 ft, and this is 109.2 m = 358 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 16% |
| Alton | 404 m 1325 ft | |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 84% |
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 2173.8 km =1350.7 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Alton |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5227.3 | 3248.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2621.4 | 1628.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2173.8 | 1350.7 | to South |
| Equator | 4779.8 | 2970 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Alton: (largest is in red/bold)
• Boyden
22.6 km =14 mi, 
0°
• Hospers
12.7 km =7.9 mi, 
42°
• Hull
24.5 km =15.2 mi, 
335°
• Ireton
25.1 km =15.6 mi, 
266°
• Le Mars
24.9 km =15.5 mi, 
210°
• Marcus
24.4 km =15.2 mi, 
137°
• Merrill
35.5 km =22.1 mi, 213°
• Orange City
4.5 km =2.8 mi, 
299°
• Paullina
26.2 km =16.3 mi, 
92°
• Primghar
33.1 km =20.6 mi, 
70°
• Remsen
19.4 km =12.1 mi, 
171°
• Rock Valley
33.5 km =20.8 mi, 
316°
• Sanborn
36 km =22.4 mi, 
53°
• Sheldon
24.9 km =15.5 mi, 
30°
• Sioux Center
16.9 km =10.5 mi, 
307°
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
