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Mountain

Horst

Located in Bad Orb, Main-Kinzig-Kreis Coordinates: 50°11′21″ N 9°23′04″ E

Horst
J. Braukmann Milseburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
540 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Villbach
2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport62 km
MHG Mannheim-City Airport101 km

About Horst

Horst is a mountain. Location: Bad Orb, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Elevation: 540 m.

From Wikipedia

Horst is a wooded hill of Hesse, Germany. It lies in the Mittelgebirge Spessart not far from the border to Bavaria. It is located between Bad Orb and Jossgrund in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
68 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Horst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (104 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Horst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°11°16°19°21°21°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°9°11°11°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)8978755965759567798888104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Horst

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 45 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 62 kmwest
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 101 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 137 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 45 kmwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 51 kmwest
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 82 kmwest

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

Day trips from Horst

Within 100 km: 1,044 historic and cultural sites, 4,549 natural sites, 783 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km450 places

  • Großer Weiher Lake 16 kmNW
  • Kinzigtalsperre Lake 13 kmN
  • Steigkoppe Mountain 17 kmS
  • Zöllersberg Mountain 7 kmE

25–60 km1,723 places

  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 51 kmNE
  • Oberer Metzenweiher Lake 51 kmNE
  • Metzenweiher Lake 51 kmNE
  • Großer Weiher Lake 31 kmNW

60–100 km4,203 places

  • Umpfer River 76 kmS
  • Elsenz River 98 kmSW
  • Uzbach River 92 kmSE
  • Ohe River 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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