Direction and Distance Plate at Rigi Kulm - Switzerland
Posted by: fi67
N 47° 03.400 E 008° 29.138
32T E 460936 N 5211589
A ground plate near the summit of Mount Rigi shows the directions and distances to some of the world's major cities.
Waymark Code: WMCJKD
Location: Schwyz, Switzerland
Date Posted: 09/13/2011
Views: 15
This plate is located near the summit of Mount Rigi at a height of about 1800 meters (6000 ft) above sea level. It shows the directions and distances to some of the most important cities on all continents as well as some local cities and the North Pole.
Historic significance: There is no date and no hint to who placed it, but it must have been done by either the local tourism association or the company that runs the cog railways to the top.
Location nearest to where you live now: The three Swiss cities mentioned are by chance all about the same distance from home, something about 100km.
Date placed: Not listed
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