Pilsum Lighthouse
Located in Krummhörn, Landkreis Aurich Coordinates: 53°29′52″ N 7°02′44″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 0 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde52 km
- FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase111 km
About Pilsum Lighthouse
Pilsum Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Krummhörn, Landkreis Aurich.
Pilsum Lighthouse (German: Pilsumer Leuchtturm) was built in 1891 as a sector light for the Emshörn channel on Germany's North Sea coast. It is located on a dyke near the village of Pilsum in the municipality of Krummhörn. It guided ships through the narrow channel until 1915. During the First World War, its light was extinguished so that enemy ships could not navigate the route. After that, it was no longer needed, because the channel was changed.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1891
- Heritage designation
- architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
- Height
- 11 m
- Official website
- pilsumer-leuchtturm.de
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Pilsum Lighthouse
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Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Pilsum Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 80 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (80 mm)
- Driest month
- April (41 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 42 | 55 | 41 | 51 | 70 | 72 | 65 | 76 | 71 | 80 | 69 |
How to get to Pilsum Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 52 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 44 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 52 kmsouthwest
- Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 111 kmeast
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 127 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 44 kmsouthwest
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 87 kmsoutheast
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 89 kmwest
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 102 kmeast
- Bremen Population: 546.5K 127 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pilsum Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 97 historic and cultural sites, 346 natural sites, 312 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km93 places
- Juist Island 20 kmN
- Nordstrand Beach 23 kmNW
- Westbad Beach 23 kmN
- Badestrand Beach 21 kmN
25–60 km188 places
- East Frisian Islands Island 36 kmNE
- Norderney Island 27 kmNE
- Borkum Island 25 kmW
- Insel Spiekeroog Island 53 kmNE
60–100 km474 places
- Friesenstrand Beach 80 kmE
- Südstrand Beach 95 kmNE
- Nordstrand Beach 96 kmNE
- Minsener Oog Island 70 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pilsumer Leuchtturm Landmark, Krummhörn<0.1 km N
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Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn Natural site, Krummhörn2.4 km N
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Pilsumer Tief River, Lower Saxony2.7 km E
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Neues Greetsieler Sieltief River, Lower Saxony3.4 km E
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Ostervogteitief River, Lower Saxony3.6 km E
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Leybucht Natural site, Lower Saxony5.4 km NE
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Engerhafe Concentration Camp Historic site, Südbrookmerland17 km E -
Campen's Lighthouse Landmark, Krummhörn10 km S
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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