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'''Alton''' is a '''suburban''' community or a town located east about 70 km NW of [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]] and about '''5''' km S '''of''' [[Orangeville, Ontario|Orangeville]] on the old highway linking Orangeville and Guelph '''Road''' which is '''bypassed''' '''to''' '''the''' south '''and''' east.  '''Alton''' '''is''' '''located''' in the northern part '''of''' '''the''' '''incorporated''' town '''of''' [[Caledon, Ontario|Caledon]] '''in''' the [[Regional Municipality of Peel]].  '''When''' '''the''' Orangeville By-Pass '''opened''' in the northeast, [[Ontario Highway 24|Highway 24]] moved from Alton to south and east on Charleston Sideroad and [[Hurontario Street]] ([[Ontario Highway 10|Highway 10]]) and the number '''was''' renamed [[Ontario Highway 136|Highway 136]] or Main Street.  Alton has a train station '''on''' '''the''' [[Canadian Pacific Railway|CP railway]], although '''no''' longer used for passenger traffic it is '''a''' '''short''' line used for '''terminating'''  '''north''' '''in''' nearby Orangeville. Forests are situated to the west. It is located on the top of the [[Niagara Escarpment]] and is surrounded by wooded hills and some farmland. Alton is NE of [[Guelph, Ontario|Guelph]] and W of [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]].  Alton is famous for Ray's Bakery, which has a great selection of [[cookie]]s, pies, and breads. It also appeared as the town in the Ray Bradbury Theater episode ''''The Town Where No One Got Off' with Jeff Goldblum.'''

==Nearest places==

*[[Orangeville, Ontario|Orangeville]], north
*[[Caledon, Ontario|Caledon]], south

==Geography and Information==
*Population: about 1000
*Area: -
*density: -
*Location:
*Altitude: about 400 m
**Latitude: about 43.8 (43°48') N
**Longitude: about 80.2 (80°12') W
*Area code: +(00)1-[[North American area code 519|519]]
*Name of inhabitants: Altoner ''sing.'', -s ''pl.''
*Postal code: L7K

===Map and aerial photos===
*Street Map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=43.8&decimal&latitude=-80.2&longitude=&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=43.8&lons1=-80.2&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=43.8,-80.2 Google]
*Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.8,-80.2&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]
*Coordinates: {{coor dm|43|48|N|80|12|W|}}

[[Category:Communities in Peel Region, Ontario]]
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