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Touring Alton
Alton in Madison County (Illinois) with it's 27,003 residents is a town located in United States about 706 mi (or 1,137 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
Time in Alton is now 06:15 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Alton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Lambert St Louis International Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km), South-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Edwardsville, St Louis, Jerseyville, Clayton and Saint Charles. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
Morning Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
Night Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Very heavy rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
24°C (74 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hampton Inn - Suites St Louis-Alton IL
Comfort Inn Alton
BEST WESTERN PREMIER ALTON ST
Beall Mansion
SUPER 8 ALTON
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Videos from this area
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Kids MMA BJJ Classes Alton Illinois
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1-9-15 Alton, Illinois River Ice
River ice congestion has been noted across portions of Illinois the last few weeks due to colder conditions. Barges are still plowing right through the ice to get to their destination. Scenes...
Mondays with Meg Week 1 Photoshoot in Downtown Alton IL.
Follow Meg on a Photoshoot in Downtown Alton IL. Next week we will be exploring San Diego with her! See more of her work at megyme.com Keep up with the Influence group! ASK US QUESTIONS!...
Best Alton Kids Karate Birthday Party
http://youtu.be/UnAEDISgp7M Best Alton Kids Karate Birthday Party. We are the Alton Riverbend Area's Best Place for your Kids Karate Themed Birthday Party!!! Ages 5-up. Games, Kids Safety...
Alton Martial Arts Blindfold Board Break Demo
http://www.altonmartialarts.com PH: 618-251-5425 This is the rest of the water bottle demo, I added another blindfold jump kick.Yi's Martial Arts Fitness Academy. We serve all communities in...
Alton BJJ No Gi School/Club Wins 2 Matches
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Welcome To Alton Illinois.
This was my first time in alton so we took pictures and videos and we went to Mcpike Mansion and it was a Blast.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Alton, Illinois
Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 15 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois.
Piasa
The Piasa or Piasa Bird is a Native American dragon depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on bluffs (cliffsides) above the Mississippi River. Its original location was at the end of a chain of limestone bluffs in Madison County, Illinois at present-day Alton, Illinois.
Clark Bridge
The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the cable-stayed bridge opened in 1994. It carries U.S. Route 67 across the river. It is the northernmost river crossing in the Saint Louis metropolitan area. The new $85 million, 108-foot-wide bridge replaced the old Clark Bridge, which was only 20 ft wide . The truss bridge was built in 1928.
Old Clark Bridge
The Old Clark Bridge was a bridge that carried U.S. Route 67 across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. It was constructed beginning in 1927, was replaced by the Clark Bridge and was demolished in 1994.
Melvin Price Locks and Dam
Melvin Price Locks and Dam is a dam and two locks at river mile 200.78 on the Upper Mississippi River, about 17 miles north of Saint Louis, Missouri. The collocated National Great Rivers Museum, at 1 Lock and Dam Way, East Alton, Illinois, explains the structure and its engineering. Construction began in 1979, the main lock opened in 1990, and the full structure was completed in 1994. It replaced the earlier Lock and Dam No.
Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical)
Lock and Dam No. 26 was a lock and dam located near Alton, Illinois on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 202.5. Opened in 1938, its largest lock was 600 feet long. It was demolished in 1990 and replaced by the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, which is also known as Lock and Dam number 26...
Marquette Catholic High School (Alton, Illinois)
Marquette Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Alton, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine is an academic unit of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) located in Alton, Illinois, USA, in the Greater St. Louis area. The school is one of three dental schools in the state of Illinois and is mandated with the mission "to improve the oral health of the people of Southern Illinois and the region through education, patient care, scholarship and service.