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Mountain

Horst

Located in Freiensteinau, Vogelsbergkreis Coordinates: 50°28′00″ N 9°24′00″ E

Map showing the location of Horst Horst
Location in Germany
Elevation
553 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gunzenau
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport77 km
KSF Kassel Airport106 km

About Horst

Horst is a mountain. Location: Freiensteinau, Vogelsbergkreis. Elevation: 553 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Naxburg and Maienberg.

Climate of Horst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (110 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Horst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°11°16°19°21°21°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°3°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)9478806369799670839192110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Horst

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 77 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 61 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 77 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 106 kmnorth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 124 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 93 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Horst

Within 100 km: 748 historic and cultural sites, 5,302 natural sites, 765 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km425 places

  • Großer Weiher Lake 16 kmW
  • Großer Weiher Lake 21 kmSW
  • Kinzigtalsperre Lake 19 kmS
  • Lanzenhainer Weier Lake 11 kmNW

25–60 km1,773 places

  • Lumda River 54 kmW
  • Felda River 35 kmNW
  • Eitra River 45 kmNE
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 29 kmE

60–100 km4,617 places

  • Ohe River 62 kmNW
  • Ogge River 97 kmNW
  • Modau River 99 kmSW
  • Liese River 92 kmNW

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