Kerns
in Obwalden of Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (8 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (37 mi)
- Zürich Airport (41 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (45 mi)
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (59 mi) - Locarno Airport (59 mi)
- Lugano Airport (69 mi)
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Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (75 mi) -
Malpensa International Airport (90 mi) - Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (109 mi)
- Linate Airport (111 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (121 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 26 mi) - Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Hammetschwand Aufzug (observation point, (9 mi)
- Hirschgarten Zug (zoo, (22 mi)
- Alpenvogelpark Grindelwald (zoo, (20 mi)
- Voliere Stansstad (zoo, (6 mi)
- Toni's Zoo (zoo, (14 mi)
- Wildpark Brienz (zoo, (15 mi)
- Natur- und Tierpark Goldau (zoo, (17 mi)
- Voliere Zug (zoo, (22 mi)
- Hirschpark Luzern (zoo, (11 mi)
- Murmeltierpark Grimselpass (zoo, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.901 and 8.275 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 54' 4" and E 8° 16' 30"
- 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: 05:25 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:16 am and 8:32 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore Kerns
Kerns in Obwalden (Canton of Obwalden) with it's 5,217 inhabitants is a city in Switzerland about 39 mi (or 63 km) east of Bern, the country's capital.
Local time in Kerns is now 05:25 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Kerns, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 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 is Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps in Austria at a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 30 mi (or 42 km), North. We found 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sarnen, Stans, Luzern, Ennetburgen and Emmetten. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 26% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Krone Sarnen
Kreuz Sachseln
Seehotel Wilerbad
Seehotel Pilatus
Winkelried
Paxmontana Jugendstilhotel
Chalet Paxmontana
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Tele 1 | Ad Astra Sarnen kämpft um Aufstieg
Bericht von Tele 1 vom 15. März 2015 zum Unihockey Nationalliga B Playoff-Halbfinalspiel zwischen Ad Astra Sarnen und Unihockey Mittelland.
Seefeld Park Sarnen Switzerland 2011
A film from the beautifull camping Seefeld Park Sarnen at the Sarnen lake in Switzerland Filmed with iPad 2, edited with Imovie.
Skate au bowl de Sarnen.
Une petite session au superbe bowl de Sarnen (Obwalden, Suisse) avec Valère Bakaria, Damien Descotis et Nicolas Schneider. Musique: Bonobo-Recurring.
Goalshow U16 | Ad Astra Sarnen - UH Verbano Gordola 7:6
Goalshow Junioren U16 B, Gruppe 1 (16.11.2014): Ad Astra Sarnen (Team Unterwalden) - UH Verbano Gordola 7:6.
SWISSVIEW - OW, Sarnen
Obwalden, Sarnen, Brünigstrasse, Burg Landenberg, Schützenhaus, Zeughaus.
Gesellen-Theater des Kolping-Vereins Sarnen: Probe am 3.2.2015
Probe des Gesellen-Theaters "Gauner, Goldfisch und Monetä" des Kolping-Vereins Sarnen am 3.2.2015. Das Bühnenbild ist noch unvollständig aber alle Darsteller bereits voller Elan und ...
Gesellen-Theater 2015 des Kolping-Verein Sarnen: Schlussapplaus
Schlussapplaus und Verbeugung der Schauspieler der Aufführung des Theaterstücks "Gauner, Goldfisch und Monetä" des Gesellen-Theaters des Kolping-Vereins Sarnen (Schweiz).
SWISSVIEW - OW, Sarnen, Landenberg
Obwalden, Sarnen, Burg Landenberg, Schützenhaus, Zeughaus, Sarner Aa, Dorfkapelle Maria Lauretana.
Cup | FC Sarnen - SC Eich 2 | 14.09.2012
Nach einem eher mässigen Start in die Meisterschaft war das Team des SC Eich 2 im Cupspiel auswärts gegen den FC Sarnen gefordert. Die Eicher spielten und kämpften solidarisch, und liessen...
Gesellen-Theater des Kolping-Vereins Sarnen: Probe am 3.2.2015
Probe des Gesellen-Theaters "Gauner, Goldfisch und Monetä" des Kolping-Vereins Sarnen am 3.2.2015. Das Bühnenbild ist noch unvollständig aber alle Darsteller bereits voller Elan und Enthusiasmus...
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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.
Unterwalden
Unterwalden (Latinized Sylvania, later also Subsylvania as opposed to Supersylvania) is the old name of a forest-canton of the Old Swiss Confederacy in central Switzerland, south of Lake Lucerne, consisting of two valleys or Talschaften, now organized as two half-cantons, an upper part, Obwalden, and a lower part, Nidwalden. Unterwalden was one of the three participants in the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy, named in the Pact of Brunnen of 1315 with Uri and Schwyz.
Wichelsee
Wichelsee is a lake in Obwalden, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.22 km². The reservoir is located in the municipalities of Alpnach and Sarnen. It formed after the Sarner Aa was damed in 1955. The area around the lake was protected in 2005.
A8 motorway (Switzerland)
The A8 motorway, an Autobahn in central Switzerland, is a divided highway connecting the Bernese Oberland and the Innerschweiz. It is part of the National Road N8. For the Canton of Obwalden, it is the lifeline that has allowed the settling of industrial firms in this historically predominantly agricultural region. Via the A8, speedy connections to the major economic centers in the Mittelland and the north-south transit axis A2 are now possible.
Sarnen railway station
Sarnen is a Swiss railway station on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Lucerne and Interlaken. The station is in the municipality of Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden. The station is served by passenger trains:
Alpnach Dorf railway station
Alpnach Dorf is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Alpnach in the canton of Obwalden. It is on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Lucerne and Interlaken. Alpnach Dorf station is one of two stations to serve Alpnach, the other being Alpnachstad Dorf, which is on the Brünig line some 1.5 kilometres to the north. The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Sachseln railway station
Sachseln is a Swiss railway station on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Lucerne and Interlaken. The station is in the municipality of Sachseln in the canton of Obwalden. The station is served by passenger trains:
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kerns.
Sarnen: Sarnersee mit Obwaldner Berge, Sarnen (source)
Sarnen: Blick von − nach Sueden, Sarnen (source)
Alpnach: Schoried − und der Pilatus, Alpnach (source)
Sarnen: Airfield Kägiswil (LSPG), NE, Sarnen (source)
Sarnen: Airfield Kägiswil (LSPG), SE, Sarnen (source)
Sachseln: Sarnersee, Sachseln (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kerns, Кернс
