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Schackenberg

Located in Hofbieber, Landkreis Fulda Coordinates: 50°34′07″ N 9°52′37″ E

Map showing the location of Schackenberg Schackenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
557 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hofbieber
3.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport89 km
KSF Kassel Airport100 km

About Schackenberg

Schackenberg is a mountain. Location: Hofbieber, Landkreis Fulda. Elevation: 557 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Hohlstein and Ziegenkopf.

Climate of Schackenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (105 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Schackenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°11°16°19°21°21°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°10°12°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)8870786272778563708085105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schackenberg

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 89 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Würzburg, 86 km to the south.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 89 kmnortheast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 100 kmnorth
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 112 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 86 kmsouth
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 87 kmnorth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 94 kmnortheast
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 95 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 99 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Schackenberg

Within 100 km: 884 historic and cultural sites, 5,366 natural sites, 795 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km482 places

  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 7 kmW
  • Oberer Metzenweiher Lake 5 kmW
  • Metzenweiher Lake 5 kmW
  • Zornberg Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km2,018 places

  • Felda River 34 kmNE
  • Felda River 59 kmW
  • Eitra River 29 kmN
  • Talsperre Schwickershausen Lake 38 kmE

60–100 km4,545 places

  • Ohe River 87 kmW
  • Lumda River 84 kmW
  • Frieda River 71 kmN
  • Baune River 80 kmN

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