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Mountain

Vorkastell

Located in Buhlenberg, Landkreis Birkenfeld Coordinates: 49°40′31″ N 7°05′27″ E

Vorkastell
Hartkerius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
627 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Börfink
1.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport33 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport51 km

About Vorkastell

Vorkastell is a mountain. Location: Buhlenberg, Landkreis Birkenfeld. Elevation: 627 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Gebück and Hengst Bach.

Climate of Vorkastell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (114 mm)
Driest month
August (68 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 Vorkastell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9880887083847868799498114

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Vorkastell

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 33 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 34 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 33 kmnorth
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 51 kmsouth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 64 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 34 kmwest
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 50 kmsouth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 83 kmnortheast
  • Metz Population: 123.9K 91 kmsouthwest
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 92 kmeast

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

Day trips from Vorkastell

Within 100 km: 544 historic and cultural sites, 3,385 natural sites, 763 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km300 places

  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 9 kmSW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 15 kmNE
  • Bostalsee Lake 12 kmS
  • Usarkopf Mountain 12 kmN

25–60 km1,256 places

  • Sauer River 42 kmW
  • Syre River 44 kmW
  • Ernz Noire River 58 kmW
  • Weinfelder Maar Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km3,136 places

  • Château de Berg Historic site 74 kmW
  • Montagne de Stockem Mountain 97 kmW
  • Steinkopf Mountain 88 kmNW
  • Steiner Berg Mountain 99 kmNW

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