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Alton New Hampshire Map

Explore Alton, New Hampshire, 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, New Hampshire

How to Use This Alton, New Hampshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alton, New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire (NH)
County	Belknap County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	43.452302
Longitude	-71.217567
Population	499
Density	411.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	03809
Area Code	603
County Seat	Laconia
School District	Prospect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement District

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About Alton, New Hampshire

Alton is a locality in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. It is a small community with a population of 499. The population density is 411.7 people per km². Alton is located at 43.4523°N, 71.2176°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 03809.

Alton emerges from the rugged topography of the interior, defined by the steady, unhurried flow of the Merrymeeting River as it carves through the timbered landscape. It lies 13.7 miles east-southeast of Laconia, NH (from Laconia, NH: bearing 112°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-northwest of Farmington. The terrain here is shaped by ancient, weathered stone and dense stands of pine that transition into the deep, quiet canopy of Alton Bay State Forest. To the north, the distant silhouettes of the White Mountains provide a jagged, hazy boundary against the horizon, while the local climate remains dominated by the slow seasonal thaw and the crisp, lingering chill of the deep woods. A mile from the center, the waters of Wentworth Pond catch the shifting light of the afternoon, holding the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that contrasts with the constant, low murmur of the nearby riverbed.

Economic life in Alton has long been anchored by the resilient spirit of those who manage the timber and the seasonal rhythms of the inland woods, reflecting a history of Yankee independence and labor. Leisure and community life gravitate toward the quiet paths of Levey Park, where the connection to the land remains a tangible, daily reality for the residents. Beyond the immediate reach of the park, the land is marked by the remnants of old stone walls, built from the granite that lies just beneath the thin, stubborn soil. The pace of life here moves in synchrony with the turning of the leaves and the cooling of the air, maintaining a focus on self-reliance that has persisted since the earliest days of settlement in this part of the country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gilman Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 325° NW
Levey Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 325° NW
Alton Bay State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 317° NW
Marks Memorial Forest (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 019° N
Merrymeeting Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 076° E
Evelyn H. and Albert D. Morse, Sr. Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 305° NW
New Durham Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 131° SE
Alton Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 300° NW
Joy State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 153° SE
Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 027° NE
World War Monument (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 195° S
Old Train Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 200° S
Plane crash (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 302° NW
Clark Museum Complex (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 005° N
Mount Washington Boat Terminal (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 001° N
Wright Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 004° N
Ellacoya State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 320° NW
Governor's Road (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 062° NE
Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 208° SW
New Hampshire Farm Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 086° E
Libby Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 350° N
Scenic Theatre (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 208° SW
Colonial Theater (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 293° NW
Go-Karts (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 312° NW
LRAA Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 272° W
Northern Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.4 mi, 178° S
Helene Grant Daly Art Center (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 268° W
Frog Rock (Public Artwork) — 19.1 mi, 340° N
Sandwich Range Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.1 mi, 347° N · 35k acres
White Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 32.2 mi, 355° N · 768k acres

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