Lower Gate
Located in Merkendorf, Landkreis Ansbach Coordinates: 49°12′09″ N 10°42′03″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 432 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NUE Nuremberg Airport43 km
- STR Stuttgart Airport122 km
About Lower Gate
Lower Gate is a historic site. Location: Merkendorf, Landkreis Ansbach. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Schulstrasse Tower and Gerberstrasse Tower.
Climate of Lower Gate
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 57 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (48 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 71 | 82 | 80 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Lower Gate
The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 43 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fürth, 37 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 43 kmnortheast
- Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 122 kmsouthwest
- Munich Airport (MUC) Munich 124 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Fürth Population: 132K 37 kmnortheast
- Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 39 kmnortheast
- Erlangen Population: 102.7K 49 kmnortheast
- Ingolstadt Population: 120.7K 72 kmsoutheast
- Würzburg Population: 133.7K 85 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lower Gate
Within 100 km: 1,276 historic and cultural sites, 2,992 natural sites, 683 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km184 places
- Kreutweiher Lake 14 kmSW
- Klarweiher Lake 15 kmSW
- Igelsbachsee Lake 16 kmSE
- Altmühlsee Lake 8 kmS
25–60 km1,358 places
- Zusam River 56 kmS
- Uzbach River 54 kmNW
- Wolfsee Lake 52 kmN
- Welles Weiher Lake 48 kmN
60–100 km3,409 places
- Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 69 kmW
- Spitzelberg Mountain 67 kmNE
- Stollenberg Mountain 65 kmNE
- Deckersberg Mountain 63 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Schulstrasse Tower Historic site, Merkendorf0.1 km NW
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Gerberstrasse Tower Historic site, Merkendorf0.1 km E
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Southwestern Corner Tower Historic site, Merkendorf0.1 km NW
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Southeastern Corner Tower Historic site, Merkendorf0.2 km E
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Pocket Gate Historic site, Merkendorf0.2 km E
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Adlerstrasse Tower Historic site, Merkendorf0.3 km NE
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Northeastern Corner Tower Historic site, Merkendorf0.3 km NE
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Upper Gate Historic site, Merkendorf0.3 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Merkendorf Village, Merkendorf0.3 km NE
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Hirschlach Village, Merkendorf3 km SW -
Wolframs-Eschenbach Village, Wolframs-Eschenbach3.3 km NE
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Triesdorf Village, Weidenbach, Markt3.7 km W
Sources & licences
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