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Dig Tower

Located in Hennef (Sieg), Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Coordinates: 50°45′48″ N 7°21′46″ E

Map showing the location of Dig Tower Dig Tower
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Stadt Blankenberg
0.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
148 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport19 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport72 km

About Dig Tower

Dig Tower is a landmark. Location: Hennef (Sieg), Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Northern Bastion and Northeastern Bastion.

Climate of Dig Tower

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (98 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Dig Tower
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°9°13°19°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)886784647486917078798698

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dig Tower

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 19 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bonn, 19 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 19 kmnorthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 72 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 19 kmwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Cologne Population: 1M 35 kmnorthwest
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 40 kmnorthwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 48 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Dig Tower

Within 100 km: 664 historic and cultural sites, 3,859 natural sites, 900 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Kemper Werth Island 20 kmW
  • Wahnbachtalsperre Lake 7 kmNW
  • Rotter See Lake 18 kmW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 15 kmNW

25–60 km1,671 places

  • Weibe River 38 kmE
  • Urbach River 30 kmSE
  • Versetalsperre Lake 52 kmNE
  • Oestertalsperre Lake 55 kmNE

60–100 km3,536 places

  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 99 kmW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 91 kmW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 95 kmW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Stadt Blankenberg Village, Hennef (Sieg)
    0.2 km SE
  • Berg Village, Hennef (Sieg)
    0.5 km SE
  • Uckerath Village, Hennef (Sieg)
    3.7 km S
  • Auel Village, Hennef (Sieg)
    0.7 km N

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