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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2511,Lat: 47.2395
Elevation	476 meter above sea level
Local time	22:38:16pm
Name province/region	Luzern
Name Subregion	Hochdorf
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Altwis

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ermensee	1.5 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Hitzkirch	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Aesch (LU)	1.9 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Hämikon	1.9 km	East
5 Mosen	2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	69 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	97 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	307 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 315 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aare, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Hallwiler See (10.2 km² at a height of around 448 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 37.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 28%, low mountains: 63%, moderate high mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Tallandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de vallées du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 33 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.6 km2

21.2%

Agriculture

46.7 km2

59.4%

Urban area

7.8 km2

9.9%

Water - Lakes

7.5 km2

9.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Altwis in country Switzerland

Altwis at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	5.4 km	NorthWest
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	69 km	WestSouthWest
3 Monastic Island of Reichenau	Germany	80 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hämikon

Type of weather in Hämikon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam