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Sachsenstein

Located in Walkenried, Landkreis Göttingen Coordinates: 51°35′00″ N 10°35′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sachsenstein Sachsenstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
319 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bad Sachsa
1.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport72 km
KSF Kassel Airport85 km

About Sachsenstein

Sachsenstein is a mountain. Location: Walkenried, Landkreis Göttingen. Elevation: 319 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Heideberg and Roßkopf.

Climate of Sachsenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (89 mm)
Driest month
February (56 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 Sachsenstein
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°12°11°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)765677586784807268698089

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sachsenstein

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 72 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 45 km to the west.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 72 kmsouth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 85 kmwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 45 kmwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 65 kmnorth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 74 kmsoutheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 76 kmnorth
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 81 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sachsenstein

Within 100 km: 536 historic and cultural sites, 4,249 natural sites, 792 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km523 places

  • Bere River 13 kmE
  • Steinbruchsteich Lake 2 kmN
  • Sösestausee Lake 25 kmNW
  • Röstesee Lake 7 kmSE

25–60 km1,917 places

  • Schalk River 30 kmN
  • Frieda River 54 kmSW
  • Aue River 54 kmN
  • Aue River 47 kmN

60–100 km3,137 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 78 kmSE
  • Sarre River 71 kmNE
  • Ohe River 89 kmNW
  • Felda River 90 kmSW

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