Balken, Sprakensehl — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Balken

Balken is a natural site. Location: Sprakensehl, Landkreis Gifhorn. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Rehloh and Islohbusch.

Climate of Balken

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: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (75 mm)
Driest month: February (49 mm)

3° -2°

4° -2°

8° 0°

12° 2°

18° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

22° 11°

18° 8°

13° 5°

7° 2°

4° -1°

Jan

67

Feb

49

Mar

60

Apr

52

May

52

Jun

75

Jul

68

Aug

71

Sep

57

Oct

54

Nov

64

Dec

74

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 Balken
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	5°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	67	49	60	52	52	75	68	71	57	54	64	74

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Balken

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 45 km to the southeast.

Airports

Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 61 kmsouthwest
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 100 kmnorth
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 114 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 45 kmsoutheast
Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 57 kmsouth
Hanover Population: 515.1K 65 kmsouthwest
Salzgitter Population: 105K 68 kmsouth
Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 108 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Balken

Within 100 km: 394 historic and cultural sites, 3,126 natural sites, 790 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km297 places

Wiehe River 23 kmS
Hardausee Lake 11 kmN
Heidesee Lake 24 kmNW
Parksee Lake 18 kmE

25–60 km1,325 places

Sundern Natural site 48 kmW
Warnau River 55 kmW
Leine River 57 kmW
Schapenbruch Teich Lake 56 kmS

60–100 km2,688 places

Viertbusch Natural site 83 kmN
Ohe River 82 kmSW
Aue River 85 kmS
Aue River 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Blickwedel Village, Sprakensehl
1.1 km S
Sprakensehl Village, Sprakensehl
4.2 km E
Hagen Village, Sprakensehl
1.8 km E
Weyhausen Village, Eschede
3.7 km NW
Behren Village, Sprakensehl
5.1 km E
Auermühle Village, Steinhorst
4.6 km SE

Balken

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Rehloh Natural site, Lower Saxony
1.4 km NW
Islohbusch Natural site, Steinhorst
2 km SW
Espenloh Natural site, Lower Saxony
2.5 km N
Reuterberg Mountain, Eschede
3.4 km W
Schmalholz Natural site, Lower Saxony
3.1 km S
Süllbusch Natural site, Lower Saxony
3.2 km S
Schnebersberg Mountain, Steinhorst
4.2 km SW
Espenberg Mountain, Eschede
3.5 km W