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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.3492,Lat: 46.5348
Elevation	1706 meter above sea level
Local time	18:37:38pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Obergoms

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Unterwassern	0.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Obergesteln	3 km	SouthWest
3 Gletsch	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Ulrichen	4.4 km	SouthWest
5 Geschinen	6.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	83 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	112 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	319 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 236 km (direction South).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 (reservoir) is Grimselsee (2.7 km² at a height of around 1908 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Furkapass with a height of 2429 meter (at a distance of 6.6 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 6%, high mountains: 94%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Hochgelegene Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard d’altitude des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 104 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.8 km2

17.6%

Nature

47.1 km2

59.9%

Agriculture

3.7 km2

4.8%

Urban area

0.8 km2

1.1%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.2%

Rock-Sand

11 km2

14%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

1.7%

Ice - Glacier

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oberwald in country Switzerland

Oberwald at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	25 km	West
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	64 km	SouthEast
3 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	81 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oberwald

Type of weather in Oberwald	light rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam