Bern geodata
Bern is a capital of a political entity; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 121,631 people, there are 3 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 67.1% of cities are located further ↑North; 76.9% of cities are located further →East and 65.6% of cities have lower elevation than Bern. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Bern
- Level 2: Bern-Mittelland District
- Level 3: Bern/Berne/Berna
Bern GPS coordinates[2]
46° 56' 53.124" North, 7° 26' 50.784" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 47.42593°, | 6.74431° |
| Center: | 46.94809°, | 7.44744° |
| Lower-right: | 46.46594°, | 8.15056° |
| Map W x H: | 106.7×106.7 km | = 66.3×66.3mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑67.1% North |
| Bern: | 46.94809° |
| min Lat: | ⇓32.9% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Bern | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 7.44744° | 10.44624° |
| W 23.1%⇐ | ⇒76.9% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Bern is 549 m = 1801 ft, and this is 9.2 m = 30 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 34.4% |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
| Bern | 549 m = 1801 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 65.6% |
See also: Bern elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Bern is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2181 km =1355.2 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Bern |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4786.9 | 2974.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2181 | 1355.2 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2614.2 | 1624.4 | to South |
| Equator | 5220.1 | 3243.6 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Bern: (largest is in red/bold)
• Belp
7.4 km =4.6 mi, 
148°
• Bolligen
4.8 km =3 mi, 
51°
• Frauenkappelen
8.3 km =5.2 mi, 
274°
• Kehrsatz
4.6 km =2.9 mi, 
156°
• Kirchlindach
6.2 km =3.9 mi, 
338°
• Köniz
3.6 km =2.2 mi, 
223°
• Muri
3.5 km =2.2 mi, 
122°
• Münchenbuchsee
8.2 km =5.1 mi, 
1°
• Oberbalm
8.9 km =5.5 mi, 
202°
• Ostermundigen
3.4 km =2.1 mi, 
73°
• Stettlen
6 km =3.7 mi, 
79°
• Vechigen
8.6 km =5.3 mi, 
91°
• Wohlen
7.3 km =4.5 mi, 
290°
• Zimmerwald
7.8 km =4.8 mi, 163°
• Zollikofen
5.7 km =3.5 mi, 
8°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Berna
- In France: Berne
- In Italian: Berna
- In Russian: Берн
- In Chinese: 伯尔尼, 伯恩
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
