Dalton may refer to:

Science

* Dalton (crater), a lunar crater * Dalton (program), chemistry software *

Dalton (unit) The dalton or unified atomic mass unit (symbols: Da or u) is a non-SI unit of mass widely used in physics and chemistry. It is defined as of the mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state and at ...

(Da), the atomic mass unit *

John Dalton John Dalton (; 5 or 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, which he had. Colour b ...

, chemist, physicist and meteorologist

Entertainment

Dalton (Buffyverse) This article lists the major and recurring fictional characters created by Joss Whedon for the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. For detailed descriptions, see individual character pages. Cast Main cast The following characters we ...

, minor character from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' television series * Dalton (band), Danish musical band *

Dalton (Chrono Trigger) This is a listing of notable characters from the video game ''Chrono Trigger'', a role-playing video game released in 1995 by Square (video game company), Square Co. (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console ...

, non-playable main character in ''Chrono Trigger'' *

The Dalton Brothers (band) The Joshua Tree Tour was a concert tour by the Irish Rock music, rock band U2, which took place during 1987, in support of their album ''The Joshua Tree''. The tour was depicted by the video and live album ''Live from Paris (U2 video), Live fro ...

, a parodistic country band created by U2 * The Daltons (''Lucky Luke''), fictional outlaws in ''Lucky Luke'' comic book series *

Dalton Academy Alicia, officially the Municipality of Alicia ( ilo, Ili ti Alicia; tl, Bayan ng Alicia; formerly known as Angadanan Viejo), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Isabela (province), ...

, a fictional school in the TV series ''Glee'' * Dalton Russell, character played by Clive Owen in 2006 film ''Inside Man'' * ''The Daltons'' (2010 TV series), a French animated TV series

Places

United Kingdom

Dalton-le-Dale Dalton-le-Dale is a small village in County Durham, in England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,546. It is situated on the old A19 road between Seaham and Murton. Most of the village is located in a wooded valley bottom, s ...

, County Durham, England * Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (historically in Lancashire), England *

Dalton, Cumbria Dalton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria, England. Until 1894 it was in Lancashire, but was transferred to Westmorland "in accordance with the unanimous desire of the inhabitants". In 1961 the pa ...

, near Burton-in-Kendal (historically in Lancashire), England * Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland *

Dalton, Hambleton Dalton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is about south of Thirsk and near the A168 road. It mainly consists of farmland as well as an industrial estate. It has a population of 518. Hist ...

, North Yorkshire, England * Dalton, Hexhamshire, a location *

Dalton, Lancashire Dalton is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England, near Skelmersdale and south of the River Douglas. Dalton was listed in the Domesday Book, and soon after the Norman conquest became part of the Barony of Manchester. It remaine ...

, near Skelmersdale, England * Dalton, Northumbria, England * Dalton, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England * Dalton, South Lanarkshire, a location in Scotland * Dalton, South Yorkshire, England * Dalton, Stamfordham, a location *

Dalton, West Yorkshire Dalton is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England, approximately one mile east of the town centre between Moldgreen, Rawthorpe and Kirkheaton. Located in a small valley it is mostly housing, with a small number of engineering fi ...

, England

United States

* Dalton, Georgia * Dalton Gardens, Idaho * Dalton City, Illinois * Dalton, Indiana * Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana * Dalton, Kansas * Dalton, Massachusetts *

Dalton Township, Michigan Dalton Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 8,047. History Dalton Township was established in 1859. Communities * Lakewood Club is a village on US&nbs ...

* Dalton, Minnesota * Dalton, Missouri * Dalton, Nebraska *

Dalton, New Hampshire Dalton is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 933 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH– VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Dalton was incorporated in 1764 under the name "Chiswick ...

Dalton, New York Dalton is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Administrative divisions of New York#Town, towns of Nunda, New York, Nunda and Portage, New York, Portage in Livingston County, New York, Livingston County, New York ( ...

Dalton, North Carolina Dalton is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States. Unincorporated communities in Stokes County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carol ...

Dalton, Ohio Dalton is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census indicated a population of 1,830. History Dalton had its start in 1855 with the merging of three neighboring rival villages in Sugar Creek Township named Dover (est. 1817 ...

* Dalton, Pennsylvania * Dalton Creek, a stream in Utah *

Dalton, Wisconsin Dalton is an unincorporated area, unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, Kingston located in the southwestern corner of Green Lake County, Wisconsin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United Stat ...

Elsewhere

* Dalton, Algoma District, Ontario * Dalton Township, Ontario *

Dalton, Israel Dalton ( he, דַּלְתּוֹן) is a moshav near Safed in northern Israel under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. It was founded by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya in 1950 under the leadership of Hapoel HaMizrachi. The mosh ...

* Dalton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa * Dalton, New South Wales, Australia

Transportation

Dalton Airport (Michigan) Dalton Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 kilometre, km) east of the central business district of Flushing, Michigan, Flushing, in Genesee County, Michigan, United States. It is named after ...

in Flushing, Michigan, United States *

Dalton Municipal Airport Dalton Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located six miles (10 km) southeast of the central business district of Dalton, Georgia, Dalton, a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, Whitfield County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgi ...

in Dalton, Georgia *

Dalton Highway The James W. Dalton Highway, usually referred to as the Dalton Highway (and signed as Alaska Route 11), is a road in Alaska. It begins at the Elliott Highway, north of Fairbanks, and ends at Deadhorse (an unincorporated community within the ...

, in Alaska, United States * Dalton Trail, a trail between Alaska and Canada *

Dalton station (Ontario) Dalton station is a Via Rail request stop station on the Sudbury – White River train. It is located in the unincorporated place of Dalton in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen prov ...

, in Canada * Dalton railway station, in Cumbria, England

Other uses

Dalton (given name) Dalton is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Dalton Bales, Ontario cabinet minister and lawyer * Dalton Bell, Canadian football quarterback * Dalton Camp, Canadian journalist, politician, political strategist and commen ...

Dalton (surname) Dalton is a surname of Norman origin found in Ireland and Britain and places where people from those backgrounds emigrated to. The Hiberno-Norman Dalton sept controlled an area of the Irish midlands following the Norman invasion and assimilation in ...

* Dalton Gang, American Old West outlaws *

Dalton Armoury Dalton Armoury is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve facility located at 20 Scarsdale Road in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. It was opened on April 22, 2006. The building was leased primarily to house Buffs Company, of The Queen's Own Rifles of Ca ...

, Scarborough, Ontario, a Canadian Forces facility *

Dalton Barracks Dalton Barracks is a military installation near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England and home to No. 3 and 4 Logistic Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps. History The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Abingdon airbase, in 1 ...

, Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire *

Dalton Castle, Cumbria Dalton Castle is a grade I listed 14th-century peel tower situated in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It was constructed by the monks of Furness Abbey for the protection of the nearby market tow ...

, in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England * Dalton Plan, an educational concept created by Helen Parkhurst *

Dalton School The Dalton School, originally the Children's University School, is a private, coeducational college preparatory school in New York City and a member of both the Ivy Preparatory School League and the New York Interschool. The school is located in ...

, a private school in New York City *

Dalton State College Dalton State College (DSC or Dalton State) is a public college in Dalton, Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1963 as a junior college, the college became a four-year institution in 1998. Dalton State is accredite ...

, one of eight state colleges in the University System of Georgia *

Dalton tradition The Dalton tradition is a Late Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic projectile point tradition. These points appeared in most of Southeast North America around 10,000–7,500 BC. :''"They are distinctive artifacts, having concave bases with "ears" ...

, a distinctive shape of stone arrowhead *

Dalton Winery The Dalton Winery ( he, יקב דלתון) was founded in 1995 by members of the Haruni family who moved to Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( ...

, a winery in Israel *

Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street One Dalton is a skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the third tallest building in Boston, the tallest residential building in New England, and the tallest building constructed in the city since Hancock Place in 1976. It is located in t ...