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Mountain

Wachknock

Located in Ebermannstadt, Landkreis Forchheim Coordinates: 49°46′51″ N 11°09′40″ E

Map showing the location of Wachknock Wachknock
Location in Germany
Elevation
517 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rüssenbach
1.3 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport32 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport134 km

About Wachknock

Wachknock is a mountain. Location: Ebermannstadt, Landkreis Forchheim. Elevation: 517 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Burg Feuerstein and Burgstall Wachknock.

Climate of Wachknock

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (81 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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Climate of Wachknock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°8°12°18°20°22°22°17°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°1°6°9°11°10°7°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)594856506281815860635970

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wachknock

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 24 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 32 kmsouth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 134 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 134 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 24 kmsouthwest
  • Fürth Population: 132K 36 kmsouth
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 37 kmsouth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 87 kmwest
  • Regensburg Population: 151.4K 109 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wachknock

Within 100 km: 1,294 historic and cultural sites, 4,059 natural sites, 805 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km571 places

  • Unterer Herrnsee Lake 18 kmW
  • Oberer Herrnsee Lake 18 kmW
  • Kreuzweiher Lake 23 kmS
  • Kleiner Bischofsweiher Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km2,123 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 35 kmN
  • Spitzelberg Mountain 32 kmSE
  • Stollenberg Mountain 32 kmSE
  • Deckersberg Mountain 39 kmSE

60–100 km3,464 places

  • Český Les Mountain 97 kmE
  • Uzbach River 76 kmW
  • Unterer Markweiher Lake 92 kmSE
  • Thundorfer Weiher Lake 87 kmSE

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