Vorderalp
in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (14 mi) -
St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (16 mi) -
Friedrichshafen Airport (29 mi) - Zürich Airport (45 mi)
- Buochs Airport (54 mi)
- Samedan Airport (54 mi)
- Memmingen Allgau Airport (62 mi)
- Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (66 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (100 mi)
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Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (110 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (118 mi)
- Linate Airport (126 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Greifvogelpark Buchs (zoo, (7 mi)
- Zoo Bad Ragaz (zoo, (17 mi)
- Erlebniszoo Rheintal (zoo, (7 mi)
- Abenteuerland Walterzoo (zoo, (14 mi)
- Wildpark Peter und Paul (zoo, (14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.258 and 9.462 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 15' 30" and E 9° 27' 44"
- 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: 01:50 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:30 am and 4:44 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
Delve into Vorderalp
Vorderalp in Canton of St. Gallen is a city located in Switzerland about 97 mi (or 156 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Vorderalp is now 01:50 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports closer to Vorderalp, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport in Austria in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km). The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 23 km), North-East. 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 Abbey of St Gall in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North. We saw 5 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gamprin, Ruggell, Eschen, Schellenberg and Appenzell. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 59% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 15% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
-1°C (30 °F)
-4°C (25 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Romantik Hotel Säntis
B_smart hotel
Frohe Aussicht
Kommod
Hecht
Löwen
Weinstube
Landhaus
Hotel- Restaurant Stossplatz
Videos from this area
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Hoherkasten Hike & Fly Paragliding
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Hoher Kasten - Geologischer Wanderweg
Views from the hiking trail to the Hoher Kasten cable car.
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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.
Sämtisersee
Sämtisersee is a lake in the Alpstein range of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1209 m, the surface area is 0.13 km². It is located below Hoher Kasten not far from Fälensee.
Hohensax castle
Hohensax is a ruined castle in the Sennwald municipality in the Swiss canton St. Gallen. The castle was built around 1200 by the barons of Sax, and was destroyed in 1446. In 1248, the castle passed to Ulrich von Sax, founder of the Sax-Hohensax line of the noble family. The castle was plundered in a feud of 1393, and sold together with the villages of Sax and Gams to the dukes of Austria. In the Old Zürich War, the people of Appenzell captured and slighted the castle in 1446.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vorderalp.
Lienz: Hoher Kasten Rheintal, Lienz (source)
Hoher Kasten: Sämtisersee − Alpstein-Säntis, Hoher Kasten (source)
Lienz: Aussicht Richtung Bodensee und Bregenz, Lienz (source)
Frümsen: Bergreataurant Staubern 1751m.ü.M − 47°15' 38" N 9°27' 11" E, Frümsen (source)
Frümsen: Alpeelcam, Frümsen (source)
Hoher Kasten: Drehrestaurant Hoher Kasten − Rheintal, Hoher Kasten (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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