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General information - Location

Country	Italy
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.6167,Lat: 45.9579
Elevation	284 meter above sea level
Local time	8:14:12am
Name province/region	Piemonte
Name Subregion	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ghiffa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Susello	1.9 km	SouthWest
2 Cargiaco	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Pollino	2.1 km	North
4 Arizzano	2.6 km	West
5 Cresseglio	2.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	142 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	149 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	264 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 170 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Po main - Medium - Adda, Ticino, part of the larger catchment area Po Basin. The nearest bigger lake is Lago Maggiore (163.3 km² at a height of around 192 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Monte Nudo with a height of 1235 meter (at a distance of 6.8 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 13.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 41%, hill: 29%, low mountains: 20%, moderate high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
STS.10.II Alpes du Tessin et du Verbano (Alpes Lé
SPG.10.II.C. Chaîne Togano-Laurasca-Limidario
STS.10.II Alpes du Tessin et du Verbano (Alpes Lé
SPG.10.II.C. Chaîne Togano-Laurasca-Limidario

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 23 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.8 km2

41.8%

Nature

2.4 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

1.4 km2

1.8%

Urban area

9.5 km2

12%

Water - Lakes

32.2 km2

41%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ghiffa in country Italy

Ghiffa at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	24 km	EastSouthEast
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	41 km	NorthEast
3 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	43 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Monti della Valcuvia	IT	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ghiffa

Type of weather in Ghiffa	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:35 Europe/Amsterdam