Alton Ontario Map

About Alton, Ontario

Alton is a compact rural community in Peel, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Alton is located at 43.8593°N, 80.0689°W.

Alton rests in a gentle embrace of rolling farmland, where the earth, a rich, dark loam, yields generously to the plow. It lies 31.2 km north-west of Brampton, ON (from Brampton, ON: bearing 308°T), and is situated 6.0 km west of Caledon Village. The landscape here is a quiet conversation between cultivated fields and the wilder whispers of Carolinian forest, the trees themselves often bearing the marks of seasons past. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar sweetness, a blend of sun-warmed soil and the distant scent of pine, a palpable stillness that settles over the scattered farmsteads and the clustered homes of the village. The Credit River, a silver ribbon, meanders through the southern reaches, its banks often softened by willows that weep their branches towards the flowing water, a constant murmur in the otherwise hushed expanse. The history of Alton is deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. For generations, this has been a place where the harvest dictates the rhythm of life, where the dependable cycle of planting and reaping has fostered a resilient spirit. While the days of its early agricultural prominence may have yielded to broader economic shifts, the character of Alton remains tied to its agrarian past, evident in the well-maintained farmhouses and the enduring presence of silos against the sky. The village itself, a small constellation of buildings at a key intersection, serves as a quiet hub for the surrounding farms, a place where neighbours still gather and the shared understanding of the land binds them together.

About This Alton Map Page

Explore Alton, Ontario, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.85931, -80.06894. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Alton includes the postal code (L7K), telephone area code (226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Alton is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.