Sternwarte Rümlang, Switzerland: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Sternwarte Rümlang is an observatory in Switzerland (Zurich).

It is in Zurich, where this site lists 286 more places to see, 6.7 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are 47.43952, 8.52448; the nearest main airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH, Zurich), 2.7 km as the crow flies. How to get around Switzerland (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Sternwarte Rümlang

It is one of the Stargazing places in Switzerland. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Sternwarte Rümlang is December to February.

In June there are 15 h 44 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 16. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Switzerland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Switzerland

To enter Switzerland there are 7 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid Spanish ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Switzerland checklist. Currency: Swiss franc (CHF); plugs: Type J · 230 V · 50 Hz (the European type C fits; the three-pin Schuko doesn't); emergencies: 112 · 117 police · 144 ambulance · 1414 air rescue (Rega).

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Hallenbad HeuelWith kids972 m
• Rümlanger BrauwerkstattBrewery1.3 km
• Covered wooden bridge over the GlattCovered wooden bridge over the Glatt in Rümlang in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland2.0 km
• Castel site Alt-RohrCastle site in the area of Zurich Airport in Switzerland2.3 km
• KatzenseeLake in canton of Zürich, Switzerland2.5 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Switzerland guide.

More in Switzerland: Stargazing

• Sphinx Observatory: Observatory
• Zimmerwald Observatory: observatory in Zimmerwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
• Observatory Naef Épendes: Astronomical observatory in Épendes, Switzerland
• Uecht Observatory: observatory in Switzerland
• Bleien Radio Observatory: Observatory
• Gornergrat Kulm Hotel: Hotel and observatory in Switzerland

Every Switzerland place under Stargazing, each with its season, is on its page.

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