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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8727,Lat: 46.5492
Elevation	815 meter above sea level
Local time	7:30:19am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Maracon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ecoteaux	0.9 km	WestSouthWest
2 Bussigny-sur-Oron	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
3 La Rogivue	2.6 km	NorthEast
4 Remaufens	2.7 km	South
5 Palézieux-Gare	2.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	62 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	213 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	315 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 277 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vanil Noir with a height of 2389 meter (at a distance of 21.2 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 14.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 47%, moderate high mountains: 53%, 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 Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 68 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.4 km2

14.4%

Agriculture

61.4 km2

78.2%

Urban area

5.8 km2

7.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Maracon in country Switzerland

Maracon 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	9.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	12 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	62 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maracon

Type of weather in Maracon	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam