Mountain

Vogelherd

Located in Eckersdorf, Landkreis Bayreuth Coordinates: 49°57′12″ N 11°25′52″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 586 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Neustädtlein am Forst; 1.4 km NE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NUE Nuremberg Airport57 km; KLV Karlovy Vary Airport110 km

About Vogelherd

Vogelherd is a mountain. Location: Eckersdorf, Landkreis Bayreuth. Elevation: 586 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Eichberg and Wachhügel.

Climate of Vogelherd

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: July (88 mm)
Driest month: April (55 mm)

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11° 1°

17° 6°

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17° 7°

11° 3°

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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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Climate of Vogelherd
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	11°	17°	19°	21°	21°	17°	11°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-5°	-2°	1°	6°	9°	11°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	75	59	66	55	62	87	88	63	65	70	70	88

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Vogelherd

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 57 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 51 km to the southwest.

Airports

Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 57 kmsouthwest
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 110 kmeast
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 119 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Erlangen Population: 102.7K 51 kmsouthwest
Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 61 kmsouthwest
Fürth Population: 132K 62 kmsouthwest
Würzburg Population: 133.7K 108 kmwest
Jena Population: 104.7K 109 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Vogelherd

Within 100 km: 989 historic and cultural sites, 4,091 natural sites, 830 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km394 places

Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 20 kmNW
Craimoosweiher Lake 19 kmSE
Lohe Mountain 23 kmSW
Ziegenberg Mountain 3 kmNW

25–60 km2,267 places

Spitzelberg Mountain 44 kmS
Stollenberg Mountain 45 kmS
Deckersberg Mountain 52 kmS
Welles Weiher Lake 52 kmSW

60–100 km3,249 places

Pláň Mountain 98 kmNE
Český Les Mountain 83 kmE
Badsee Lake 73 kmW
Zipfelteich Lake 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Neustädtlein am Forst Village, Eckersdorf
1.4 km NE
Melkendorf Village, Eckersdorf
1.5 km SW
Lahm Village, Eckersdorf
1 km E
Windhof Village, Eckersdorf
1.8 km SE
Schanz Village, Eckersdorf
2.2 km SE
Simmelbuch Village, Eckersdorf
2 km N

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Eichberg Mountain, Eckersdorf
1.4 km E
Wachhügel Mountain, Thurnau, Markt
2.7 km NW
Burgstall Mountain, Thurnau, Markt
2.7 km NW
Sattelberg Mountain, Thurnau, Markt
2.2 km NW
Busbacher Berg Mountain, Thurnau, Markt
2.2 km W
Hohenbuche Natural site, Bavaria
2.3 km S
Schirdigberg Mountain, Thurnau, Markt
2.8 km NW
Burgstall Schlosshügel (Obernsees) Mountain, Eckersdorf
3.1 km SW

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Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources