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Natural site

Birkensee

Located in Schneverdingen, Landkreis Heidekreis Coordinates: 53°04′20″ N 9°47′33″ E

Birkensee
Gerhard kemme · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
94 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hemsen
0.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport63 km
BRE Bremen Airport67 km

About Birkensee

Birkensee is a natural site. Location: Schneverdingen, Landkreis Heidekreis. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Birkensee and Hügelgräberheide bei Langeloh.

At a glance

Built
1979
Area
38 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Birkensee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 Birkensee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)714963515677696564627180

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birkensee

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremen, 66 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 63 kmnorth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 67 kmwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 68 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 66 kmwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 78 kmsouth
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 98 kmsoutheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 103 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Birkensee

Within 100 km: 384 historic and cultural sites, 2,756 natural sites, 988 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km302 places

  • Warnau River 24 kmSW
  • Brunausee Lake 13 kmE
  • Flüggenhofsee Lake 22 kmSE
  • Birkensee Lake 1 kmS

25–60 km1,365 places

  • Sundern Natural site 30 kmS
  • Leine River 41 kmS
  • Hanskalbsand Island 55 kmN
  • Lühesand Island 59 kmN

60–100 km2,461 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 61 kmNE
  • Wiehe River 66 kmSE
  • Rhinplate Island 83 kmN
  • Pagensand Island 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hemsen Village, Schneverdingen
    0.6 km E
  • Langeloh Village, Schneverdingen
    0.9 km S
  • Wieckhorst Village, Schneverdingen
    1.2 km N
  • Gröps Village, Schneverdingen
    2 km SE
  • Schülern Village, Schneverdingen
    2.2 km NW
  • Freyersen Village, Schneverdingen
    2.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources