Acton

Acton is a community of about 9,400 people in the Town of Halton Hills in . It sits above the Niagara Escarpment, and the Bruce Trail passes to the south and east of the community, with the Guelph Trail branching off and passing south of town.
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  • Type: Town with 9,380 residents
  • Description: community in the Town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Acton, Ontario”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acton GO Station and St. Joseph Patron of Canada Church.

Railway station
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is a railway station in Acton, , Canada. It is served by GO Transit's Kitchener line. It is located at the intersection of Mill St East and Eastern Avenue, adjacent to the Old Hide House.

Church
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

School
is a high school located in Acton, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Halton District School Board.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blue Springs and Limehouse.

Locality
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is an unincorporated community in , Canada. Creek flows south of the settlement. is situated 4½ km west of Acton.

Hamlet
is a community in the Town of in southern , Canada. It has a population of about 800 people and its closest neighbours are and Acton. has many hills, trails and even a small school. is situated 5 km east of Acton.

Acton

Latitude
43.6297° or 43° 37′ 47″ north
Longitude
-80.0415° or 80° 2′ 29″ west
Population
9,380
Elevation
349 metres (1,145 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA ACT
Open location code
86MXJXH5+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 479696113
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5882134
Wiki­data ID
Q344432
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Satellite Map

Discover Acton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Acton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكتون”
  • Asturian: “Acton”
  • Chinese: “阿克頓”
  • French: “Acton”
  • German: “Acton”
  • Japanese: “アクトン”
  • Persian: “اکتون، انتاریو”
  • Persian: “اکتون”
  • Russian: “Актон”
  • Spanish: “Acton (Ontario)”
  • Spanish: “Acton”
  • Urdu: “ایکٹن، انٹاریو”
  • Urdu: “ایکٹن”

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