Ehretstock
in Bezirk Hinwil of Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.318 and 8.865 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 19' 5" and E 8° 51' 52"
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: 02:49 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:40 am and 4:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

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 Ehretstock

Ehretstock in Bezirk Hinwil (Canton of Zurich) with it's 11 citizens is a town in Switzerland about 71 mi (or 115 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.

Current time in Ehretstock is now 02:49 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Ehretstock, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Zürich Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), North-West. 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 25 mi (or 40 km), East. 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: Hinwil, Pfaffikon, Lachen, Schmerikon and Uster. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -1°C / 31 °F

Morning Temperature -2°C / 29 °F
Evening Temperature -2°C / 29 °F
Night Temperature -1°C / 30 °F
Chance of rainfall 9%
Air Humidity 86%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 71% of sky
General Conditions Snow

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

1°C (34 °F)
-2°C (28 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

4°C (39 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

5°C (41 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Im Roeseligarten

Address
5,3 mi
Oberwolfhauserstrasse 17a
8633 Wolfhausen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 19:00 (lunchbreak: 10:00 - 17:00)
Weekend: closed


Hotel Swiss Star

Address
3,2 mi
Grubenstrasse 5
8620 Wetzikon ZH
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 23:30
Weekend: 6:30 - 23:30


Bleiche

Address
3,6 mi
Jonastrasse 11
8636 Wald
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

SNOW WAY BLOKE THE MOVIE / GoPro Snowboarding Video, Sestriere, GoPro Pole Mount

Published: March 12, 2013
Length: 05:15 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: SCOOBY WOO

SNOWBOARDING, SESTRIERE, 2013, GOPRO HIGH DEFINITION, IN THE SUN!! This is the 1st movie I have ever made and with software I have never set eyes on before so it is far from perfect! but I...


Bachtel Bike Ride

Published: April 06, 2013
Length: 13:12 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: JonBarnesdotcom

This is a video of our 8.5 mile, 2000ft climb up the Bachtel on Thursday 4th April 2013. We started our journey in Wolfhausen at 11am. Total cycling time was around 1 hour 40 minutes. It was...


Bachtelspalt

Published: August 02, 2014
Length: 34:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Stefan Haebler

Mehrere Meter hohe Felsspalte am Bachtel.


My Week at the Sauber F1 Team Factory in Hinwil, Switzerland

Published: July 17, 2014
Length: 19:38 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Sauber F1 Team

Meet Paqui, 18, from Mexico! Paqui had the unique opportunity to spend one week with the Sauber F1 Team at our factory in Hinwil, Switzerland. Not only did he learn a lot about what's going...


Wernetshausen - Hinwil

Published: June 10, 2009
Length: 33:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Markus Müller

Wernetshausen - Hinwil.


Hinwil - Oetwil

Published: June 11, 2009
Length: 18:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Markus Müller


Hinwil

Published: July 28, 2009
Length: 05:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Markus Müller

Hinwil.


Tech Bites: Fire-up of an F1 engine - Sauber F1 Team

Published: September 13, 2013
Length: 45:54 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Sauber F1 Team

"Hear me ROAR...!" Learn details about how and why an engine fire-up is performed and listen to the sound of the engine being boosted from idle to some 10000 rpm! The race car in this video...


Autowäsche für 15 statt 23 Franken

Published: June 18, 2014
Length: 33:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ZO-Online

Gönnen Sie Ihrem Auto eine besondere Pflege in der Waschstrasse von "Autospa" in Hinwil. Im Monat Juli profitieren Sie als ZO/AvU Abonnent. Gegen das Vorweisen der "Abotop-Karte" bezahlen...


Rollout AMZ umbrail

Published: May 16, 2012
Length: 21:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Green Kultur

Das AMZ-Team hat am Standort der Sauber Motorsport AG in Hinwil seinen Elektrorennwagen für die 2012 Formula Student Electric vorgestellt. Hier ein Video der ersten Fahrt. umbrail, evolution....


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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.

Hinwil District

Hinwil District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies to the southeast of the canton, bordering the adjacent St. Gallen. Hinwil has a population of 89,349 (as of 31 December 2011); its capital is the town of Hinwil, located at the centre of the district.

Located at 47.3, 8.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of the canton of Zurich

Ghöch Pass

Ghöch Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Located at 47.3314, 8.90206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountain passes of Switzerland, Geography of the canton of Zurich

Schufelberger Egg Pass

Schufelberger Egg Pass (el. 990 m. ) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It connects Wernetshausen and Gibswil (in the municipality of Fischenthal).

Located at 47.3035, 8.887 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountain passes of Switzerland, Mountain passes of the Alps, Geography of the canton of Zurich

Girenbad

Girenbad is a village in the municipality Hinwil in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

Located at 47.3086, 8.87222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Villages in the canton of Zurich

Bachtel Tower

Bachtel Tower is a 60 m tall radio tower on 1,115 m high Bachtel mountain near Hinwil, Switzerland, overloking Zürcher Oberland. Bachtel Tower is a lattice tower whose observation deck, 30 m metres above the ground, is accessible by a stairway. It was built as replacement for a smaller observation tower on the site in 1986. On the observation deck of Bachtel Tower there is an illustration with the names of the mountains of the Swiss Alps visible.

Located at 47.2958, 8.8875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Towers completed in 1986, Observation towers in Switzerland

Greifenberg Castle

Greifenberg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Bäretswil and the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.3461, 8.86448 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Castles in the canton of Zurich

Hinwil railway station

Hinwil is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Hinwil. The station is situated at the junction of the Effretikon to Hinwil via Wetzikon railway line, which is still in full use, and the Uerikon to Bauma railway (UeBB), which is partly closed and partly used as a heritage railway. Hinwil station is the terminus of Zurich S-Bahn route S14, which operates from Zurich via Uster and Wetzikon.

Located at 47.2997, 8.83923 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Zurich, Swiss Federal Railways stations

capture of the webcam Hinwil › North-East: Hiwi-Märt AG − Bachtel Tower

Hinwil › North-East: Hiwi-Märt AG − Bachtel Tower, Hinwil (source)

capture of the webcam Neubrunnen: Wernetshausen

Neubrunnen: Wernetshausen, Neubrunnen (source)

capture of the webcam Kleinbäretswil › South

Kleinbäretswil › South, Kleinbäretswil (source)

capture of the webcam Bäretswil: Skilift Steig

Bäretswil: Skilift Steig, Bäretswil (source)

capture of the webcam Bachtel: Lake Zurich − Glarus Alps

Bachtel: Lake Zurich − Glarus Alps, Bachtel (source)

capture of the webcam Schufelberg: Panoramaloipe Gibswil

Schufelberg: Panoramaloipe Gibswil, Schufelberg (source)

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