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Natural site

Orthassel

Located in Südheide, Landkreis Celle Coordinates: 52°47′43″ N 10°11′51″ E

Map showing the location of Orthassel Orthassel
Location in Germany
Elevation
100 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lutterloh
3.8 km N
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport51 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport94 km

About Orthassel

Orthassel is a natural site. Location: Südheide, Landkreis Celle. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Quetzberg and Starkshorner Heide.

Climate of Orthassel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (77 mm)
Driest month
February (51 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 Orthassel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)685163535177676758576476

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Orthassel

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 57 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 51 kmsouthwest
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 94 kmnorth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 63 kmsouth
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 73 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 99 kmwest

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

Day trips from Orthassel

Within 100 km: 403 historic and cultural sites, 3,048 natural sites, 801 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km332 places

  • Hardausee Lake 18 kmNE
  • Flüggenhofsee Lake 23 kmN
  • Heidesee Lake 11 kmNW
  • Zabelshöhe Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,321 places

  • Sundern Natural site 33 kmW
  • Warnau River 40 kmW
  • Wiehe River 26 kmS
  • Leine River 42 kmW

60–100 km2,599 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 81 kmN
  • Ohe River 77 kmSW
  • Aue River 93 kmSE
  • Aue River 99 kmSE

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