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Hangelstein

Located in Gießen, Universitätsstadt, Giessen Coordinates: 50°37′36″ N 8°43′35″ E

Map showing the location of Hangelstein Hangelstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
305 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wieseck
2.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport68 km
KSF Kassel Airport100 km

About Hangelstein

Hangelstein is a mountain. Location: Gießen, Universitätsstadt, Giessen. Elevation: 305 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Lollarkopf and Wiesecker Heide.

Climate of Hangelstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (67 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Hangelstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)534352466367665157595866

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hangelstein

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 57 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 68 kmsouth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 100 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 110 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 57 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 57 kmsouth
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 59 kmsouth
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 69 kmsouthwest
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 78 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hangelstein

Within 100 km: 683 historic and cultural sites, 5,284 natural sites, 790 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km352 places

  • Ohe River 18 kmN
  • Lumda River 3 kmNW
  • Felda River 25 kmE
  • Trais-Horloffer See Lake 23 kmSE

25–60 km2,151 places

  • Liese River 56 kmN
  • Aar River 59 kmSW
  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 42 kmW
  • Knüllteich Lake 58 kmNE

60–100 km4,254 places

  • Wande River 92 kmN
  • Erpe River 93 kmN
  • Else River 90 kmNW
  • Weibe River 67 kmNW

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