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Alton Missouri Map

Explore Alton, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Alton, Missouri

How to Use This Alton, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alton, Missouri. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Missouri or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Alton.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Alton
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Oregon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.694225
Longitude	-91.399304
Population	707
Density	174.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65606
Area Code	417
County Seat	Alton
School District	Alton R-IV School District

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About Alton, Missouri

Alton is a locality in Oregon County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 707. The population density is 174.0 people per km². Alton is located at 36.6942°N, 91.3993°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65606.

Alton rises from the limestone-flecked earth where the quiet passage of Piney Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path through the landscape. It lies 25.2 miles east of West Plains, MO (from West Plains, MO: bearing 95°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north-northeast of Thayer. The horizon is punctuated by the distant, muted silhouette of Mosby Hill, while the nearby expanse of the Mark Twain National Forest blankets the surrounding ridges in a dense, deciduous canopy that shifts from deep emerald to a brittle, rusted copper as the seasons turn. Evenings here bring a stillness to Evans Hollow, where the shadows lengthen across the uneven ground and the light, thin and pale, catches the dust motes dancing above the dry, sun-warmed soil.

Commerce in Alton remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, drawing its strength from the timber and agriculture that have defined the regional character since the early settlers first broke the soil. The town maintains a steady, deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of the urban centers to the north, favoring a plain-spoken independence that echoes the heritage of the Ozark foothills. While the quiet waters of Moss Lake wait ten miles distant, the people of Alton find their daily rhythm in the local markets and the persistent, low-humming industry of a community that values endurance over novelty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 3.1 mi, 083° E · 1.5M acres
Cover (Dan And Maureen) Memorial Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 257° W
Eleven Point, Missouri Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.1 mi, 351° N · 15k acres
Irish Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.9 mi, 069° E · 17k acres
Mark Twain Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 10.2 mi, 093° E · 910 acres
11 Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.6 mi, 098° E
Sinkin Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 14.8 mi, 052° NE
Birch Creek Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 339° N
Mammoth Spring State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 208° SW
Grand Gulf State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 232° SW
Cupola Pond National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 18.2 mi, 068° E · 160 acres
Howell County War Memorial (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 275° W
Rock of Ages (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 275° W
Polly the Parrot (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 275° W
Grizzly Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.4 mi, 276° W
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.9 mi, 341° N · 53k acres
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 190° S
Big Spring (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 051° NE
Cross Country Trail Rides (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 005° N
Devils Backbone Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.0 mi, 276° W · 6,691 acres
Welch Spring (Attraction) — 49.3 mi, 349° N
House Ruins (Attraction) — 50.9 mi, 250° W
Taum Sauk Nature Museum (Museum) — 65.1 mi, 029° NE
Dent county museum (Museum) — 66.2 mi, 354° N
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 69.8 mi, 107° E
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 69.9 mi, 107° E
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 75.6 mi, 239° SW
Willie Lee (Historic Ruins) — 76.8 mi, 271° W

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