Natural site

Hauksand

Located in Geeste, Landkreis Emsland Coordinates: 52°36′28″ N 7°16′54″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 20 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Geeste; 1.3 km SW
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport60 km; GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde74 km

About Hauksand

Hauksand is a natural site. Location: Geeste, Landkreis Emsland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Geester Sand and Varloher Sand.

Climate of Hauksand

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: July (78 mm)
Driest month: April (45 mm)

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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 Hauksand
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	9°	13°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	14°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	68	47	60	45	54	74	78	66	69	65	68	74

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hauksand

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 51 km to the southwest.

Airports

Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 60 kmsoutheast
Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 74 kmnorthwest
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 113 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Enschede Population: 153.7K 51 kmsouthwest
Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 64 kmsoutheast
Münster Population: 308.3K 76 kmsouth
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 81 kmwest
Groningen Population: 244.8K 83 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hauksand

Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 906 natural sites, 502 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km143 places

Mickelmeer Lake 16 kmSE
Fallermoor Lake 16 kmSE
Dankernsee Lake 22 kmN
Biener See Lake 3 kmS

25–60 km522 places

Goten Lake 53 kmE
Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 57 kmNE
Theikenmeer Lake 34 kmNE
Sandpoel Lake 32 kmN

60–100 km887 places

Putjensberg Mountain 90 kmW
Werse River 69 kmSE
Hatzumer Sand Island 78 kmN
Zwischenahner Meer Lake 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Geeste Town, Geeste
1.3 km SW
Siedlung Neighbourhood, Geeste
1.1 km SE
Varloherfeld Village, Geeste
2.1 km NE
Osterbrock Village, Geeste
2.7 km E
Varloh Village, Geeste
2.9 km NW
Siedlung Osterbrock Village, Geeste
3.7 km NE

Hauksand

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Geester Sand Natural site, Lower Saxony
1.1 km NW
Varloher Sand Natural site, Lower Saxony
2.8 km N
Speicherbecken Lake, Lingen (Ems)
2.3 km S
Biener Busch Natural site, Lingen (Ems)
3.8 km S
Biener See Lake, Lingen (Ems)
3.4 km S
Burg Vredevort Historic site, Geeste
2.3 km W
Dalumer Natural site, Geeste
4.8 km SW
Schwefinger Fuhrenkämpe Natural site, Lower Saxony
5.3 km N

Hauksand

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026