Burgenstock
in Nidwalden of Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (2 mi) - Zürich Airport (33 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (42 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (47 mi)
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (57 mi) - Locarno Airport (62 mi)
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Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (68 mi) - Lugano Airport (73 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (96 mi) - Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (111 mi)
- Linate Airport (115 mi)
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (124 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 21 mi) - Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Hammetschwand Aufzug (observation point, (1 mi)
- Hirschgarten Zug (zoo, (13 mi)
- Voliere Stansstad (zoo, (3 mi)
- Toni's Zoo (zoo, (10 mi)
- Wildpark Brienz (zoo, (23 mi)
- Natur- und Tierpark Goldau (zoo, (9 mi)
- Voliere Zug (zoo, (13 mi)
- Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg (zoo, (22 mi)
- Hirschpark Luzern (zoo, (6 mi)
- Fischottergehege Männedorf (zoo, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.997 and 8.384 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 59' 47" and E 8° 23' 3"
- 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: 12:48 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:31 am and 4:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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
Discover Burgenstock
Burgenstock in Nidwalden (Canton of Nidwalden) is a town in Switzerland about 44 mi (or 71 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Burgenstock is now 12:48 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Burgenstock, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps in Austria at a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 38 mi (or 34 km), North-West. We discovered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ennetburgen, Stans, Luzern, Kussnacht and Emmetten. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Villa Honegg Hotel
Seehotel Hermitage
Gerbi Hotel Restaurant
Romantik Hotel Beau-Rivage
Winkelried
Alexander Wellnesshotel
Wellnesshotel Rössli
Kastanienbaum Swiss Quality Seehotel
CAMPUS HOTEL HERTENSTEIN-WEGGIS
Seehotel Sternen
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Ju-52 coming in with a three-point landing at Buochs
Junkers Ju-52 HB-HOS of Ju Air comes in from a sightseeing tour. Watch the fine three-point landing. This tri-motored airplane is virtually a motorized glider. The date is 23 June 2011, a local...
Swiss alps from plane
flight over Swiss alps with Darwin airlines from Lugano to Zurich.
SWISSVIEW - NW, Vierwaldstättersee, Kehrsiten
Nidwalden, Vierwaldstättersee, Kehrsiten, Stansstad.
Night Landing Buochs
Landing from Dominik Fässler and Yves Gerster 2 minutes before sunset. (Landing by Yves)
REGA AGUSTA AW-109SP take off Buochs
REGA AGUSTA AW-109SP take off Buochs (LSZC). HB-ZRV.
Holger Hovemann @ Bergrennen Oberhallau 2014 mit Opel Kadett C V8 GT/R
Swiss F/A-18 Hornet in final approach@ LSZC 2014
Hornet from the Swiss Air Force, during the Exercise "Revita" in Buochs CH. Filmed with Nokia Lumia1020.
Close Take-Off with 2 swiss F/A-18 Hornet @ LSZC 2014
2 Hornets from the Swiss Air Force, during the Exercise "Revita" in Buochs CH. Filmed with Nokia Lumia1020.
2013 09 21 SGN ZLK
JU-52 take-off from Buochs, Switzerland
HB-HOS, one of Ju Air's oldtimers, takes off from Buochs in central Switzerland. It is a overcast day on this 23 June 2011. But the sound is awesome as always. The three radial engines are...
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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.
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee, lit. "Lake of the Four Forested Cantons") is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country. The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² (44 sq mi), an elevation of 434 m (1,424 ft), and a maximum depth of 214 m (702 ft). Its volume is 11.8 km³.
Pilatus Aircraft
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. is an aircraft manufacturer located in Stans, Switzerland. The company employs 1,441 people.
Hammetschwand Elevator
The Hammetschwand Lift is the highest exterior elevator of Europe and is located in Switzerland. It connects a spectacular rock path with the lookout point Hammetschwand on the Bürgenstock plateau overlooking Lake Lucerne.
Engelberger Aa
Engelberger Aa (or Engelbergeraa) is a river in Switzerland. It rises west of Surenenpass in the Canton of Uri, flows through the valley of Engelberg and Nidwalden. At Buochs, it empties into Lake Lucerne and is thus a tributary of the river Reuss, which drains that lake.
Meggenhorn Castle
Meggenhorn Castle is a castle in Meggen near the Swiss city of Lucerne. It was built in 1868/70 by Edouad Hofer-Grosjean from Mulhouse and in 1926 equipped with a Welte Philharmonic Organ. It is surrounded by vine yards and is considered to be the municipality's symbol. Today, it is mostly used as a tourist attraction and reception venue. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Bürgenstock railway
The Bürgenstock railway is a funicular railway in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The line links the landing stage at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock, served by the regular passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, with the Bürgenstock resort and its famous hotels. The railway was opened in 1888 and was originally a water-ballast funicular with an Abt rack braking rail. Today the funicular is electric and automatic, but it still uses the original cabins.
Stans railway station
Stans is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. The station is served by the following passenger trains:
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Burgenstock.
Ennetbürgen, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Airport Buochs LSZC, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Hotel Villa Honegg, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Airport Buochs LSZC Nord, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Alpnach, Ennetbürgen (source)
Burgenstock: Bürgenstock Resort − Vierwaldstättersee, Burgenstock (source)
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