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Hohestein

Located in Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 51°54′31″ N 10°14′37″ E

Map showing the location of Hohestein Hohestein
Location in Germany
Elevation
488 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Seesen
5.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport72 km
KSF Kassel Airport80 km

About Hohestein

Hohestein is a mountain. Location: Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony. Elevation: 488 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Schwarzenberg and Taternberg.

Climate of Hohestein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (92 mm)
Driest month
February (58 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 Hohestein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°10°15°18°20°20°15°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)795877617185837871717992

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hohestein

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 30 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 72 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 80 kmsouthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 115 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 30 kmnortheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 44 kmnortheast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 68 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hohestein

Within 100 km: 444 historic and cultural sites, 4,046 natural sites, 788 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km576 places

  • Schalk River 16 kmSE
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 14 kmS
  • Sösestausee Lake 20 kmS
  • Prinzenteich Lake 16 kmS

25–60 km1,669 places

  • Ohe River 47 kmNW
  • Bere River 54 kmSE
  • Aue River 41 kmE
  • Aue River 38 kmE

60–100 km3,033 places

  • Wande River 95 kmSW
  • Erpe River 95 kmSW
  • Wiehe River 74 kmN
  • Sarre River 78 kmE

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