MeilenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.6446,Lat: 47.2696  |
| Elevation | 482 meter above sea level | | Local time | 6:12:30am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Zürich | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Meilen | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Meilen |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 68 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 98 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 320 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 316 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 Zürichsee (Lac de Zurich) (84.4 km2 at a height of around 405 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Zürich with a height of 408 meter (at a distance of 14.8 km and direction NorthNorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 36.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 50%, low mountains: 47%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly flatern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction NorthNorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
11.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
25.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
18.8 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
22 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Meilen in country Switzerland
Meilen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Meilen 
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