St. Peter Bastion
Located in Forchheim, Landkreis Forchheim Coordinates: 49°43′26″ N 11°03′37″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 263 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NUE Nuremberg Airport25 km
- ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport140 km
About St. Peter Bastion
St. Peter Bastion is a historic site. Location: Forchheim, Landkreis Forchheim. The best months to visit are May–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Archäologiemuseum Oberfranken and Forchheim Castle.
Photos of St. Peter Bastion
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Schloss Wiesenthau MacElch · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Forchheim Castle Avda · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Archäologiemuseum Oberfranken Altaileopard · Public domain
Climate of St. Peter Bastion
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 48 | 56 | 50 | 62 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 59 | 70 |
How to get to St. Peter Bastion
The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 15 km to the south.
Airports
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 25 kmsouth
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 140 kmnorth
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 143 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Erlangen Population: 102.7K 15 kmsouth
- Fürth Population: 132K 28 kmsouth
- Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 30 kmsouth
- Würzburg Population: 133.7K 80 kmwest
- Regensburg Population: 151.4K 109 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from St. Peter Bastion
Within 100 km: 1,326 historic and cultural sites, 3,984 natural sites, 789 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km583 places
- Welles Weiher Lake 16 kmSW
- Unterer Herrnsee Lake 11 kmW
- Stephansweiher Lake 21 kmSW
- Oberer Herrnsee Lake 11 kmW
25–60 km2,019 places
- Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 43 kmN
- Spitzelberg Mountain 34 kmSE
- Stollenberg Mountain 33 kmSE
- Deckersberg Mountain 39 kmSE
60–100 km3,497 places
- Umpfer River 98 kmW
- Uzbach River 67 kmW
- Unterer Markweiher Lake 94 kmSE
- Thundorfer Weiher Lake 91 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Archäologiemuseum Oberfranken Museum, Forchheim0.5 km SW
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Forchheim Castle Historic site, Forchheim0.5 km SW
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Festung Forchheim Historic site, Forchheim0.3 km SW
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St. Valentine Bastion Historic site, Forchheim0.3 km SW
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Sal Gate Tower Historic site, Forchheim0.5 km SW
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Sattlertorstrasse Bastion Historic site, Forchheim0.5 km SW
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St. Vitus Bastion Historic site, Forchheim0.7 km SW
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Nuremberg Gate Historic site, Forchheim0.8 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Forchheim Town, Forchheim0.7 km S
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Buckenhofen Village, Forchheim1.2 km NW
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Wimmelbach Village, Hausen4.2 km SW -
Burk Village, Forchheim1.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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