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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2755,Lat: 46.9008
Elevation	530 meter above sea level
Local time	18:42:09pm
Name province/region (Kanton)	Obwalden
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kerns

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sarnen	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Kägiswil	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Niklausen	2.9 km	South
4 Flüeli	3.2 km	South
5 Ramersberg	3.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	64 km	West
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	98 km	EastNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	341 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 277 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 Sarner See (7 km² at a height of around 468 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pilatus with a height of 2119 meter (at a distance of 8.8 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 50 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 70 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 17%, low mountains: 46%, moderate high mountains: 27%, high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 65 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.8 km2

32.9%

Nature

7.6 km2

9.6%

Agriculture

34.9 km2

44.5%

Urban area

6.8 km2

8.7%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kerns in country Switzerland

Kerns 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	42 km	North
2 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	48 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	63 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kerns

Type of weather in Kerns	heavy snow
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	993 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	07:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:47 Europe/Amsterdam