Tornago
in Lugano District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.129 and 8.906 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 7' 45" and E 8° 54' 21"
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: 06:29 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:26 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
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 Tornago

Tornago in Lugano District (Canton Ticino) is a place in Switzerland about 89 mi (or 144 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital city.

Current time in Tornago is now 06:29 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Tornago, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 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 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North-East. We encountered 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Curiglia, Veddasca, Bellinzona, Lugano and Pura. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 58 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 43%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 11% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

14°C (57 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

16°C (61 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Guesthouse Arosio B&B

Address
5,7 mi
Arosio di sotto 82
6939 Arosio
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 19:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 15:00)
Weekend: 15:00 - 19:00


Rotonda

Address
4,0 mi
Via San Gottardo 117
6596 Gordola
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 18:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 18:00


Giardino Lago

Address
5,0 mi
Via alla Riva 83 a
6648 Minusio
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


Videos from this area

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

MuCAR-3 at C-Elrob 2007, Monte Ceneri, Switzerland

Published: August 14, 2009
Length: 03:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: unibwtas

MuCAR-3 (Munich Cognitive Autonomous Robot Car) at "Autonomous Navigation" Scenario of Civilian Land Robot Trial C-ELROB 2007 in August 2007, taking place on Monte Ceneri, Switzerland.


Carnevale Contone

Published: February 13, 2009
Length: 18:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Karlheinz Dietrich

Fastnacht in Contone im Tessin.


Boilover @ Quartino

Published: May 15, 2010
Length: 11:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: davepol82

Dimostrazione di cosa succede cercando di spegnere con dell'acqua (mezzo bicchiere) una pentola d'olio in fiamme... Per la dimostrazione è stato ricreato un modello che simula un normale piano...


ELROB 2007 - Autonomous Reconnaissance Trial - University of Siegen - AMOR

Published: September 14, 2012
Length: 31:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: EuropeanRobotics


HAPPY COUNTRY SMILE

Published: April 17, 2014
Length: 33:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Country Smile

1° happy..... to be continued....


Punto D'Urto Band

Published: December 10, 2014
Length: 31:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gianluca Bartolini

Live@Bar Sport - Rivera-Bironico Ticino - Switzerland.


Anita's downhill run at Monte Tamaro

Published: July 01, 2007
Length: 29:50 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: stencati

Exciting Alpine coaster run at Alpe Foppa in Switzerland.


Team Axo Pro-Gest__Monte Tamaro 2012.mov

Published: May 11, 2012
Length: 34:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Francesco Colombo

Team Axo Pro-Gest at Monte Tamaro con.. Br1 Zanchi, Andrea Moce e Francy Colombo(me) Sorry but il video è un po' mosso per colpa della videocamera rotta, filmato ed editato da me! enjoy it!


Streckenbesichtigung mit Pacal Meyer beim MTB-Rennen in Rivera (Monte Tamaro)

Published: March 26, 2013
Length: 18:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Patrik Bryner

I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)


Funicular Monte Tamaro. Rivera. Switzerland.

Published: April 27, 2014
Length: 38:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: pavel_m11


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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.

Monte Ceneri transmitter

The Monte Ceneri transmitter was first established as the nationwide medium-wave radio transmission station for Italian-speaking Switzerland in 1933. Located on Monte Ceneri in Ticino, it broadcast on a frequency of 558 kHz.

Located at 46.1406, 8.9156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Ticino, Towers in Switzerland

Locarno Airport

Locarno Airport,(Flugplatz Locarno),, is an airport located in the city of Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland. It is a mixed civil and military airport. It is located in the area of Stallone, which is 7 kilometers from the Locarno City center. Three runways are present in the Airport, and one terminal too. The airport is accessible by road by the Cantonale Street which connects to Route 13, which leads to a highway which bypasses the city and many interchanges help to get on and off the highway.

Located at 46.1653, 8.8778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Switzerland

Cadenazzo railway station

Cadenazzo railway station is a railway station in Ticino, Switzerland. It is located on the Locarno branch of the Gotthard railway, and is the junction point with that railway's Pino branch. The station serves the municipality of Cadenazzo.

Located at 46.1525, 8.94167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Ticino, Railway stations opened in 1874, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Ticino rapid transit railway stations

Mezzovico railway station

Mezzovico is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Mezzovico-Vira. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Bellinzona and Lugano. The station is served by trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate every half hour between Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso, with some trains extending northwards to Airolo and southwards to Milan.

Located at 46.0942, 8.92868 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Ticino, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Ticino rapid transit railway stations

Rivera-Bironico railway station

Rivera-Bironico is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Monteceneri. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Bellinzona and Lugano. It takes its name from the nearby villages of Rivera and Bironico. The station is served by trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate every half hour between Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso, with some trains extending northwards to Airolo and southwards to Milan.

Located at 46.1236, 8.92536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Ticino, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Ticino rapid transit railway stations

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Progero: webcam, Progero (source)

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Sigirino: Alptransit − Ceneri Basistunnel, Sigirino (source)

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Cadenazzo, Cadenazzo (source)

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Cadenazzo, Cadenazzo (source)

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Quartino: Montedato − Gordola − Tenero − Minusio − Locarno − Orselina − Cardada Cimetta, Quartino (source)

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Gudo › South-West: Monte Ceneri-Pass − Monte Tamaro, Gudo (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Tornago