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Hönscheid

Located in Lichtenfels, Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg Coordinates: 51°07′40″ N 8°48′03″ E

Map showing the location of Hönscheid Hönscheid
Location in Germany
Elevation
420 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sachsenberg
0.8 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport52 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport55 km

About Hönscheid

Hönscheid is a mountain. Location: Lichtenfels, Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg. Elevation: 420 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Eichenberg and Eisenberg.

Climate of Hönscheid

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (85 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Hönscheid
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°17°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-1°1°5°9°10°10°7°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)795767546873716364687585

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hönscheid

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 52 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 53 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 52 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 55 kmnorth
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 94 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 53 kmnortheast
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 66 kmnorth
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 91 kmnortheast
  • Hamm Population: 179K 92 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hönscheid

Within 100 km: 357 historic and cultural sites, 5,050 natural sites, 799 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km575 places

  • Ogge River 12 kmN
  • Liese River 13 kmW
  • Eder Stausee Lake 18 kmNE
  • Ziegenhardt Mountain 9 kmNW

25–60 km2,175 places

  • Wande River 39 kmNE
  • Erpe River 40 kmNE
  • Valme River 38 kmNW
  • Ohe River 38 kmS

60–100 km3,456 places

  • Else River 93 kmW
  • Else River 66 kmW
  • Weibe River 71 kmSW
  • Grimke River 72 kmN

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