OberhelfenschwilGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.1132,Lat: 47.3542  |
| Elevation | 818 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:49:33pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | St. Gallen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | Toggenburg | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Oberhelfenschwil |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 39 km | 
SouthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 134 km | 
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| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 334 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 326 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Upper - Ill, 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 19.2 km in SouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Hörnli with a height of 1133 meter (at a distance of 13.1 km and direction West).
The most nearby international border is the
Liechtenstein-Swiss border with a straight distance of 32.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 46 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 70%, moderate high mountains: 30%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 44 km and direction WestNorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
26 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
48 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Oberhelfenschwil in country Switzerland
Oberhelfenschwil at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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