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| Place | Altona |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Durham |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 43.976389 |
| Longitude | -79.196944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | L4A |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FACSC |
Altona is a locality in Durham, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Altona is located at 43.9764°N, 79.1969°W.
Altona rests quietly within the protected expanse of Rouge National Urban Park, where the land rises to meet the rounded prominence of Dicksons Hill. It lies 12.3 km north-north-east of Markham, ON (from Markham, ON: bearing 26°T), and is situated 9.4 km north-west of Pickering. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially as the late afternoon sun catches the fields and turns the grasses into a pale, shimmering gold that clings to the horizon. While Windsor Lake lies eight kilometers distant, the immediate terrain remains defined by the quiet persistence of the countryside and the slow, deliberate work of the seasons. Visitors often find that the stillness of the park offers a reprieve from the encroaching intensity of the surrounding region, grounding the viewer in a landscape that seems to breathe with the turning of the year. The history of Altona lingers in the quiet intersections of its roads, where the legacy of early settlers persists through the enduring shape of the surrounding farmland. Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of life here, with the local economy rooted in the productivity of the soil and the careful management of the land. Although the Black River flows fourteen kilometers away, its presence is felt in the moisture that settles over the fields during the humid transition of summer evenings. Altona maintains a character defined by this intersection of preservation and utility, where the labor of the past informs the quiet, steady persistence of the present day.
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Explore Altona, 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: 43.976389, -79.196944. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Altona includes the postal code (L4A), 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 Altona 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |