Schenkon geodata
Schenkon (Lucerne) is a seat of a third-order administrative division; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 2,616 people, there are 673 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 54.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 57.2% of cities are located further →East and 64.9% of cities have lower elevation than Schenkon. Note1
Schenkon GPS coordinates[2]
47° 10' 39.54" North, 8° 7' 55.344" East
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | 47.65343°, | 7.42891° |
Center: | 47.17765°, | 8.13204° |
Lower-right: | 46.69756°, | 8.83516° |
Map W x H: | 106.3×106.3 km | = 66.1×66.1mi |
max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑54.3% North |
Schenkon: | 47.17765° |
min Lat: | ⇓45.7% South 45.83203° |
min Long | Schenkon | max Long |
5.97153° | 8.13204° | 10.44624° |
W 42.8%⇐ | ⇒57.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Schenkon is 546 m = 1791 ft, and this is 12.2 m = 40 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 35.1% |
Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
Schenkon | 546 m = 1791 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 64.9% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Schenkon is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2155.5 km =1339.4 mi to North.Distance of | km | miles | from Schenkon |
---|---|---|---|
North Pole | 4761.4 | 2958.6 | to North |
Arctic Circle | 2155.5 | 1339.4 | to North |
Tropic Cancer | 2639.7 | 1640.2 | to South |
Equator | 5245.7 | 3259.5 | to South |



Nearby cities:
15 places around Schenkon: (largest is in red/bold)
• Beromünster
5.6 km =3.5 mi, 55°
• Buttisholz
7.6 km =4.7 mi, 202°
• Büron
4.8 km =3 mi, 323°
• Eich
4 km =2.5 mi, 138°
• Geuensee
3.1 km =1.9 mi, 322°
• Gunzwil
5.1 km =3.2 mi, 44°
• Hildisrieden
7.7 km =4.8 mi, 112°
• Knutwil
5.1 km =3.2 mi, 298°
• Mauensee
5 km =3.1 mi, 256°
• Neudorf
5.8 km =3.6 mi, 90°
• Nottwil
4.8 km =3 mi, 174°
• Oberkirch
2.7 km =1.7 mi, 207°
• Sempach
6.5 km =4 mi, 136°
• Sursee
1.8 km =1.1 mi, 244°
• Triengen
7.7 km =4.8 mi, 326°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Switzerland existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia