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Westersteine

Located in Bad Lauterberg im Harz, Landkreis Göttingen Coordinates: 51°36′00″ N 10°26′00″ E

Map showing the location of Westersteine Westersteine
Location in Germany
Elevation
343 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Barbis
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport75 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport78 km

About Westersteine

Westersteine is a mountain. Location: Bad Lauterberg im Harz, Landkreis Göttingen. Elevation: 343 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Stackelberg and Jerkenberg.

Climate of Westersteine

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (84 mm)
Driest month
February (53 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Westersteine
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°17°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°11°11°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)705371566883797267657584

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Westersteine

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 35 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 75 kmwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 78 kmsoutheast
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 35 kmwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 62 kmnorth
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 72 kmsouthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 74 kmnorth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 81 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Westersteine

Within 100 km: 507 historic and cultural sites, 4,421 natural sites, 812 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km557 places

  • Bere River 23 kmE
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 22 kmNW
  • Steinbruchsteich Lake 10 kmE
  • Sösestausee Lake 17 kmNW

25–60 km2,008 places

  • Schalk River 26 kmN
  • Frieda River 50 kmSW
  • Aue River 56 kmNE
  • Aue River 49 kmNE

60–100 km3,175 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 86 kmSE
  • Wande River 94 kmW
  • Erpe River 93 kmW
  • Sarre River 78 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Stackelberg Mountain, Bad Lauterberg im Harz
    1.2 km W
  • Jerkenberg Mountain, Bad Lauterberg im Harz
    1.9 km W
  • Krämerberg Mountain, Lower Saxony
    2.2 km SW
  • Eichelkopf Mountain, Sonnenstein
    2.2 km SW
  • Butterberg Mountain, Bad Lauterberg im Harz
    2.2 km NE
  • Kipprode Mountain, Bad Lauterberg im Harz
    2.3 km W
  • Kappelberg Mountain, Sonnenstein
    2.6 km SW
  • Bühlberg Mountain, Bad Lauterberg im Harz
    3 km NW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources