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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.925,Lat: 46.4324
Elevation	539 meter above sea level
Local time	22:32:04pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montreux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Caux	1 km	East
2 Montreux	1.5 km	WestNorthWest
3 Veytaux	1.5 km	South
4 Chernex	1.7 km	NorthWest
5 Les Avants	2.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	70 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	213 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	302 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 264 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 0.7 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col des Mosses with a height of 1445 meter (at a distance of 14.2 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.2 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 41%, low mountains: 14%, moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.2 km2

38.4%

Nature

5.2 km2

6.7%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

7.1 km2

9.1%

Viticulture

1.8 km2

2.3%

Urban area

11.8 km2

15.1%

Water - Lakes

22 km2

28%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Glion in country Switzerland

Glion at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	8.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	15 km	WestNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	70 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Caux

Type of weather in Caux	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam