Philippstein Castle
Located in Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis Coordinates: 50°29′23″ N 8°22′50″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 302 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport53 km
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport97 km
About Philippstein Castle
Philippstein Castle is a historic site. Location: Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Burg Philippstein and Schimmlingsberg.
Photos of Philippstein Castle
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Schloss Braunfels Rainer Lippert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Philippstein Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (74 mm)
- Driest month
- April (50 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 51 | 60 | 50 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 74 |
How to get to Philippstein Castle
The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wiesbaden, 46 km to the south.
Airports
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 53 kmsouth
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 97 kmnorthwest
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 100 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 46 kmsouth
- Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 47 kmsoutheast
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 50 kmnorthwest
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 51 kmsoutheast
- Mainz Population: 222.9K 57 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Philippstein Castle
Within 100 km: 725 historic and cultural sites, 4,856 natural sites, 807 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km397 places
- Krombachtalsperre Lake 23 kmNW
- Hattsteinweiher Lake 19 kmSE
- Zinnberg Mountain 10 kmNW
- Zimberg Mountain 17 kmNW
25–60 km1,963 places
- Weibe River 56 kmNW
- Ohe River 40 kmNE
- Lumda River 28 kmNE
- Felda River 53 kmNE
60–100 km4,028 places
- Else River 90 kmNW
- Valme River 97 kmN
- Ogge River 87 kmN
- Modau River 75 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burg Philippstein Historic site, Braunfels<0.1 km SE
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Schimmlingsberg Mountain, Braunfels0.7 km S
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Schloss Braunfels Historic site, Braunfels2.7 km N
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Brühlberg Mountain, Braunfels1.5 km NE
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Freilichtbühne Bonbaden Attraction, Braunfels2.3 km E
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Grauenstein Mountain, Weilmünster, Marktflecken2.3 km SW
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Hollandskopf Mountain, Weilmünster, Marktflecken2.5 km S
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Kanzel Mountain, Braunfels3.6 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Braunfels Town, Braunfels2.9 km N
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Philippstein Neighbourhood, Braunfels0.2 km N
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Solms Town, Solms5.5 km N
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Sankt Georgen Neighbourhood, Braunfels2.5 km N
Sources & licences
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