Direction and Distance Sign - Tenniken, BL, Switzerland - Direction and Distance Arrows on Waymarking.com

EN: This signpost indicating the direction and distance to some major cities on every continent is located on the main road through Tenniken. Somewhere deeper on the post is also a sign showing where the antipodes of Tenniken are: near the Chatham Iceland in the South Pacific.

While almost all distances are a few hundred or thousand kilometers, the uppermost arrow points to a machine factory, which is just 250 meters away. This company was it that donated the sign to the municipality; and that's also the reason why an arrow points to Indianapolis in the United States and not to Washington or New York; there is the American subsidiary of this company.

DE: An der Hauptstrasse durch Tenniken befindet sich dieser Wegweiser, der die Richtung und die Entfernungen zu einigen Grossstädten auf allen Kontinenten anzeigt. Etwas tiefer ist noch ein Schild, das zeigt, wo sich die Antipoden von Tenniken befinden: neben den Chatham Island im Südpazifik.

Während fast alle Distanzen einige hundert oder tausend Kilometer betragen, zeigt der oberste Pfeil zu einer Maschinenfabrik, die nur 250 Meter entfernt ist. Diese Firma war es auch, die das Schild der Gemeinde gestiftet hat; und das ist auch der Grund, warum in den USA Indianapolis und nicht etwa Washington oder New York angegeben ist, dort befindet sich nämlich die amerikanische Tochterfirma.

Date placed: 03/01/2012 Historic significance: It was donated to the town by the company REGO-FIX Location nearest to where you live now: The company location is the only destination in the region.

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