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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2758,Lat: 47.2379
Elevation	661 meter above sea level
Local time	9:57:58am
Name province/region	Luzern
Name Subregion	Hochdorf
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Hitzkirch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Müswangen	1.1 km	East
2 Hitzkirch	1.7 km	SouthWest
3 Altwis	1.9 km	West
4 Sulz (LU)	2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Gelfingen	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	71 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	95 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	308 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 314 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 Baldegger See (5.3 km² at a height of around 462 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 37.2 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 24%, low mountains: 64%, moderate high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Futterbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les cultures fourragè

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 32 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.6 km2

22.4%

Agriculture

50.8 km2

64.7%

Urban area

4.8 km2

6.1%

Water - Lakes

5.4 km2

6.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hämikon in country Switzerland

Hämikon 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	6.9 km	NorthWest
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	70 km	WestSouthWest
3 Monastic Island of Reichenau	Germany	78 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Hämikon
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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	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:32 Europe/Amsterdam