Obergesteln
in Goms District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (32 mi) - Locarno Airport (36 mi)
- Lugano Airport (45 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (48 mi)
- Sion Airport (52 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (60 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (64 mi)
- Zürich Airport (67 mi)
- Linate Airport (87 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 53 mi) - Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
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Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 89 mi) - Tierpark Aletsch (zoo, (12 mi)
- Alpenvogelpark Grindelwald (zoo, (14 mi)
- Wildpark Brienz (zoo, (21 mi)
- Murmeltierpark Grimselpass (zoo, (3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.514 and 8.325 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 30' 51" and E 8° 19' 31"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:19 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:29 am and 4:52 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Obergesteln
Obergesteln in Goms District (Canton du Valais) is located in Switzerland about 51 mi (or 82 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Obergesteln is now 09:19 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Obergesteln, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), West. We encountered 4 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Formazza, Premia, Baceno, Crodo and Varzo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Blatter Posthaus (Wohnung Weisshorn) - Ulrichen
Landhaus
Apartment Werlen
Aletsch (Chalet) - Reckingen-Gluringen
Hotel Walser
Alpenhof
Blinnenhorn - Reckingen-Gluringen
Furka - Oberwald
Alpenluft Studio
Soldanella - Münster
Videos from this area
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Wind Tanna
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Gleitschirm Wallis Fiesch-Goms
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Trübtensee
Trübtensee or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.1 km². Its dam was completed in the 1950s and holds a volume of 1.1 mio m³.
Triebtenseewli
Triebtenseewli is a lake near Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 10 ha.
Oberwald railway station
Oberwald railway station is a metre gauge station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Obergesteln.
Ulrichen: Hotel Astoria mit Panoramablick über − Obergoms − Goms, Ulrichen (source)
Obergesteln: Obergoms, Obergesteln (source)
Oberwald: Blick zu den Bahnhöfen der Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke und der Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, Oberwald (source)
Obergesteln: Golf Source du Rhône, Obergesteln (source)
Oberwald, Oberwald (source)
Ulrichen: Nordisches Zentrum Loipe Goms, Ulrichen (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Obergestelen, Obergesteln
