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Beilstein

Located in Gersfeld (Rhön), Landkreis Fulda Coordinates: 50°24′12″ N 9°53′27″ E

Map showing the location of Beilstein Beilstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
865 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wildflecken, Markt
3.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport99 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport104 km

About Beilstein

Beilstein is a mountain. Location: Gersfeld (Rhön), Landkreis Fulda. Elevation: 865 m.

From Wikipedia

The Beilstein (German pronunciation: [ˈbaɪlʃtaɪn] ) is an extinct volcano in Hesse, Germany that is 864.6 m above sea level (NHN). It rises in the Rhön Mountains, a Mittelgebirge in the German states of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia. It lies in the High Rhön on the Bavarian-Hessian border, which locally forms the boundary between the town of Gersfeld in the Hessian county of Fulda (district) and the market town of Wildflecken in the Bavarian county of Bad Kissingen.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Beilstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
December (131 mm)
Driest month
August (71 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 Beilstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°9°14°17°19°19°15°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°1°5°8°10°10°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)109879472788794718298103131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Beilstein

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 99 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Würzburg, 68 km to the south.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 99 kmnortheast
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 104 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 118 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 68 kmsouth
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 87 kmwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 92 kmwest
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 103 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 105 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Beilstein

Within 100 km: 1,025 historic and cultural sites, 5,282 natural sites, 839 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km416 places

  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 20 kmNW
  • Oberer Metzenweiher Lake 19 kmN
  • Metzenweiher Lake 19 kmN
  • Zornberg Mountain 2 kmE

25–60 km1,885 places

  • Felda River 51 kmN
  • Eitra River 47 kmN
  • Sennfelder See Lake 48 kmSE
  • Talsperre Schwickershausen Lake 35 kmE

60–100 km4,845 places

  • Umpfer River 96 kmS
  • Uzbach River 98 kmS
  • Ohe River 95 kmNW
  • Lumda River 89 kmW

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