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Natural site

Maashorn

Located in Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn Coordinates: 52°32′39″ N 10°29′50″ E

Map showing the location of Maashorn Maashorn
Location in Germany
Elevation
61 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wagenhoff
2 km NE
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport56 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport126 km

About Maashorn

Maashorn is a natural site. Location: Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Fuchsberg and Wildsee.

Climate of Maashorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (72 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Maashorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°21°23°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)574354485172626653495565

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Maashorn

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 56 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 23 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 56 kmwest
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 126 kmnorth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 23 kmsoutheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 31 kmsouth
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 43 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 55 kmwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 90 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Maashorn

Within 100 km: 373 historic and cultural sites, 3,294 natural sites, 790 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km223 places

  • Wiehe River 12 kmW
  • Irenensee Lake 24 kmW
  • Spreewaldseen Lake 24 kmW
  • Wehnser See Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,249 places

  • Aue River 59 kmS
  • Schapenbruch Teich Lake 31 kmS
  • Kreuzteich Lake 31 kmS
  • Hardausee Lake 37 kmN

60–100 km2,985 places

  • Sundern Natural site 61 kmNW
  • Warnau River 70 kmNW
  • Schalk River 79 kmS
  • Sarre River 85 kmSE

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