Contone
in Locarno District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Locarno Airport (2 mi) - Lugano Airport (10 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (28 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (37 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (50 mi)
- Linate Airport (52 mi)
- Samedan Airport (53 mi)
- Buochs Airport (62 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (90 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 5 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 85 mi) - Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (6 mi)
- Zoo Al Maglio (zoo, (12 mi)
- Faro Voltiano (observation point, (24 mi)
- Funivia del Sasso del Ferro (observation point, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.151 and 8.926 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 9' 3" and E 8° 55' 34"
- 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: 03:09 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:28 am and 8:17 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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into Contone
Contone in Locarno District (Canton Ticino) with it's 788 habitants is a town located in Switzerland about 89 mi (or 144 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Contone is now 03:09 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Contone, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), 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 5 mi (or 9 km), North-East. We saw 4 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: Bellinzona, Lugano, Veddasca, Curiglia and Pura. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 21% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 67% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
11°C (53 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Tureta
Bellinzona Sud Swiss Quality Hotel
Rotonda
Videos from this area
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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.
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.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Contone.
- Bellinzona
- Lugano
- Veddasca
- Curiglia
- Pura
- San Mamete
- Campione
- Dumenza
- Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore
- Agra
- Cavargna
- Lanzo d'Intelvi
- Lavena Ponte Tresa
- Val Rezzo
- Tronzano Lago Maggiore
- Cremenaga
- Ramponio Verna
- Cadegliano-Viconago
- Brusimpiano
- San Nazzaro Val Cavargna
- Osteno
- Pellio Intelvi
- Osteno-Claino
- Buseno
- Maccagno
- Marchirolo
- Marzio
- Laino
- Cugliate-Fabiasco
- Porlezza
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Cadenazzo, Cadenazzo (source)
Cadenazzo, Cadenazzo (source)
Quartino: Montedato − Gordola − Tenero − Minusio − Locarno − Orselina − Cardada Cimetta, Quartino (source)
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:
Contone, Conton
