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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.262,Lat: 46.4218
Elevation	441 meter above sea level
Local time	0:51:28am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Nyon
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vich	1.2 km	NorthWest
2 Coinsins	1.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Begnins	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Duillier	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Luins	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	108 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	261 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	312 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 292 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.2 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col de la Givrine with a height of 1228 meter (at a distance of 13.3 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 75%, low mountains: 25%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Ackerbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les grandes cultures

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8 km2

10.2%

Agriculture

35.9 km2

45.7%

Viticulture

4.4 km2

5.6%

Urban area

10.7 km2

13.6%

Water - Lakes

18.8 km2

23.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gland in country Switzerland

Gland at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	38 km	East
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	44 km	East
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	64 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Gland
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gland

Type of weather in Gland	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam