Famine Tower
Located in Wolframs-Eschenbach, Landkreis Ansbach Coordinates: 49°13′33″ N 10°43′32″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 439 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NUE Nuremberg Airport40 km
- MUC Munich Airport124 km
About Famine Tower
Famine Tower is a historic site. Location: Wolframs-Eschenbach, Landkreis Ansbach. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Deutschordensstrasse 14 Bastion and Southeastern Bastion.
Climate of Famine Tower
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 Famine Tower
The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fürth, 34 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 40 kmnortheast
- Munich Airport (MUC) Munich 124 kmsoutheast
- Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 125 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Fürth Population: 132K 34 kmnortheast
- Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 36 kmnortheast
- Erlangen Population: 102.7K 45 kmnortheast
- Ingolstadt Population: 120.7K 72 kmsoutheast
- Würzburg Population: 133.7K 84 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Famine Tower
Within 100 km: 1,295 historic and cultural sites, 3,012 natural sites, 687 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km179 places
- Kreutweiher Lake 17 kmSW
- Klarweiher Lake 18 kmSW
- Igelsbachsee Lake 16 kmSE
- Altmühlsee Lake 10 kmS
25–60 km1,417 places
- Zusam River 59 kmS
- Uzbach River 53 kmNW
- Wolfsee Lake 51 kmNW
- Welles Weiher Lake 45 kmN
60–100 km3,398 places
- Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 71 kmW
- Spitzelberg Mountain 64 kmNE
- Stollenberg Mountain 62 kmNE
- Deckersberg Mountain 61 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Deutschordensstrasse 14 Bastion Historic site, Wolframs-Eschenbach<0.1 km W
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Southeastern Bastion Historic site, Wolframs-Eschenbach0.1 km E
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Deutschordensstrasse Zwinger Historic site, Wolframs-Eschenbach0.1 km W
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Citizen Tower Historic site, Wolframs-Eschenbach0.1 km W
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Lower Gate Historic site, Wolframs-Eschenbach0.1 km E
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Southwestern Bastion Historic site, Wolframs-Eschenbach0.1 km W
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Richard-Wagner-Strasse Zwinger Historic site, Wolframs-Eschenbach0.1 km W
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Deutschordensstrasse 2 Bastion Historic site, Wolframs-Eschenbach0.2 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Wolframs-Eschenbach Village, Wolframs-Eschenbach0.2 km NE
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Merkendorf Village, Merkendorf2.9 km SW
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Merkendorf Village, Landkreis Ansbach3.4 km SW
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Waizendorf Village, Wolframs-Eschenbach1.5 km W
Sources & licences
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