Kriens geodata
Kriens (Lucerne) is a populated place; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 25,010 people, there are 32 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 62.9% of cities are located further ↑North; 53.5% of cities are located further →East and 50.9% of cities have higher elevation than Kriens. Note1
Kriens GPS coordinates[2]
47° 1' 51.96" North, 8° 17' 7.692" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 47.5082°, | 7.58235° |
| Center: | 47.0311°, | 8.28547° |
| Lower-right: | 46.5497°, | 8.9886° |
| Map W x H: | 106.6×106.6 km | = 66.2×66.2mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑62.9% North |
| Kriens: | 47.0311° |
| min Lat: | ⇓37.1% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Kriens | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 8.28547° | 10.44624° |
| W 46.5%⇐ | ⇒53.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Kriens is 476 m = 1562 ft, and this is 82.2 m = 270 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 50.9% |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
| Kriens | 476 m = 1562 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 49.1% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Kriens is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2171.8 km =1349.5 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Kriens |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4777.7 | 2968.7 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2171.8 | 1349.5 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2623.4 | 1630.1 | to South |
| Equator | 5229.4 | 3249.4 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Kriens: (largest is in red/bold)
• Adligenswil
6.9 km =4.3 mi, 
56°
• Alpnach
9.9 km =6.2 mi, 
185°
• Buchrain
8.6 km =5.3 mi, 
32°
• Ebikon
6.8 km =4.2 mi, 
37°
• Emmen
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 
350°
• Hergiswil
5.5 km =3.4 mi, 
160°
• Horw
2.4 km =1.5 mi, 
130°
• Littau
2.7 km =1.7 mi, 
320°
• Luzern
2.7 km =1.7 mi, 36°
• Malters
7.9 km =4.9 mi, 
274°
• Meggen
7 km =4.3 mi, 
75°
• Neuenkirch
9.8 km =6.1 mi, 321°
• Schwarzenberg
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 
259°
• Stans
10.2 km =6.3 mi, 
143°
• Stansstad
7.1 km =4.4 mi, 
147°
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
