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Natural site

Sandschellen

Located in Himbergen, Landkreis Uelzen Coordinates: 53°04′19″ N 10°44′07″ E

Map showing the location of Sandschellen Sandschellen
Location in Germany
Elevation
58 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Himbergen
2.5 km N
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport80 km
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport82 km

About Sandschellen

Sandschellen is a natural site. Location: Himbergen, Landkreis Uelzen. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Thondorfer Berg and Hochberg.

Climate of Sandschellen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (69 mm)
Driest month
February (42 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 Sandschellen
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)584251475167696352485662

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sandschellen

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 80 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 72 km to the south.

Airports

  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 80 kmnorthwest
  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 82 kmnorth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 98 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 72 kmsouth
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 89 kmnorth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 91 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 103 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 104 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sandschellen

Within 100 km: 413 historic and cultural sites, 3,123 natural sites, 923 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km322 places

  • Zeetzer See Lake 24 kmNE
  • Vockfeier See Lake 23 kmNE
  • Jastorfer See Lake 10 kmW
  • Hitzacker See Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km1,404 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 57 kmNW
  • Bismarckinsel Island 58 kmN
  • Wilckensee Lake 47 kmE
  • Techiner See Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km2,733 places

  • Ziegelwerder Island 78 kmNE
  • Sundern Natural site 75 kmSW
  • Warnau River 77 kmW
  • Wiehe River 62 kmSW

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