Schänis geodata
Schänis (Saint Gallen) is a populated place; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 3,404 people, there are 519 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 55.6% of cities are located further ↑North; 89.7% of cities are located further ←West and 80.1% of cities have higher elevation than Schänis. Note1
Schänis GPS coordinates[2]
47° 9' 35.82" North, 9° 2' 43.764" East
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | 47.63589°, | 8.34237° |
Center: | 47.15995°, | 9.04549° |
Lower-right: | 46.67971°, | 9.74862° |
Map W x H: | 106.3×106.3 km | = 66.1×66.1mi |
max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑55.6% North |
Schänis: | 47.15995° |
min Lat: | ⇓44.4% South 45.83203° |
min Long | Schänis | max Long |
5.97153° | 9.04549° | 10.44624° |
W 89.7%⇐ | ⇒10.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Schänis is 421 m = 1381 ft, and this is 137.2 m = 450 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 80.1% |
Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
Schänis | 421 m = 1381 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 19.9% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Schänis is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2157.5 km =1340.6 mi to North.Distance of | km | miles | from Schänis |
---|---|---|---|
North Pole | 4763.4 | 2959.8 | to North |
Arctic Circle | 2157.5 | 1340.6 | to North |
Tropic Cancer | 2637.8 | 1639.1 | to South |
Equator | 5243.7 | 3258.3 | to South |



Nearby cities:
15 places around Schänis: (largest is in red/bold)
• Amden
7.4 km =4.6 mi, 99°
• Benken
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 326°
• Bilten
1.9 km =1.2 mi, 233°
• Filzbach
8 km =5 mi, 124°
• Gommiswald
8.1 km =5 mi, 348°
• Kaltbrunn
6.2 km =3.9 mi, 346°
• Mollis
8.2 km =5.1 mi, 165°
• Niederurnen
3.8 km =2.4 mi, 170°
• Näfels
7.1 km =4.4 mi, 168°
• Oberurnen
5.2 km =3.2 mi, 168°
• Reichenburg
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 283°
• Schübelbach
9 km =5.6 mi, 279°
• Tuggen
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 303°
• Uznach
8.6 km =5.3 mi, 326°
• Weesen
4.8 km =3 mi, 126°
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