Alte Sternwarte

Alte Sternwarte is a ruins in Eschenbach, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen. Alte Sternwarte is situated nearby to the peak Tönnerenegg, as well as near the mountain saddle Oberricken Pass.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oberricken Pass and Tweralpspitz.

Oberricken Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Ulflulfl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oberricken Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It connects the lower Ricken Pass with the villages Walde and Rüeterswil, in the municipality St. Gallenkappel.

Tweralpspitz

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tweralpspitz is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps, located near Wattwil in the canton of St. Gallen. With an elevation of 1,332 metres, it is the highest point of the chain situated north of Ricken Pass. Tweralpspitz is situated 2½ km north of Alte Sternwarte.

Kirche Ricken

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Kirche Ricken is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Alte Sternwarte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walde and Rüeterswil.

Walde

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Walde is a village.

Rüeterswil

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rüeterswil is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Alte Sternwarte.

Ernetschwil

Village

Photo: Musigtiger, Copyrighted free use.

Ernetschwil is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Rieden and Ernetschwil merged into the municipality of Gommiswald. Ernetschwil is situated 4 km southwest of Alte Sternwarte.

Alte Sternwarte

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Eschenbach, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.26828° or 47° 16′ 6″ north

Longitude

9.02591° or 9° 1′ 33″ east

Open location code

8FVF729G+89

OpenStreetMap ID

way 273390907

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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