Alken
Located in Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 50°15′00″ N 7°27′00″ E
- Population
- 681
- 681
- Elevation
- 126 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 9
- listed under Alken
- Airports
- HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport36 km
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport72 km
About Alken
Alken is a village. Location: Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 681. Elevation: 126 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Bleiden-Berg and Wallfahrtskirche Bleidenberg (Oberfell).
Climate of Alken
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (68 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 42 | 51 | 48 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Alken
The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 15 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 36 kmsouth
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 72 kmnorth
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 83 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Koblenz Population: 107.3K 15 kmnortheast
- Bonn Population: 330.6K 59 kmnorthwest
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 60 kmeast
- Mainz Population: 222.9K 66 kmsoutheast
- Trier Population: 100.1K 80 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alken
Within 100 km: 714 historic and cultural sites, 3,816 natural sites, 934 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km453 places
- Hatzenporter Werth Island 4 kmSW
- Laacher See Lake 22 kmNW
- Wald-See Lake 20 kmNW
- Höhr Mountain 19 kmNE
25–60 km1,738 places
- Aar River 42 kmE
- Urbach River 31 kmN
- Rüdesheimer Aue Island 46 kmSE
- Mariannenaue Island 52 kmSE
60–100 km3,273 places
- Lac de Robertville Lake 97 kmW
- Steinkopf Mountain 91 kmW
- Steiner Berg Mountain 97 kmW
- Schartenknopf Mountain 76 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Alken
9 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature5
- Burg-Berg · Mountain
- Kerr-Berg · Mountain
- Münnichs-Berg · Mountain
- Pflein · Mountain
- Schaf-Berg · Mountain
Heritage & sights3
- Burg Thurant · Historic site
- Ruine Bleidenberg · Historic site
- Thurant Castle · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bleiden-Berg Mountain, Oberfell0.5 km NE
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Wallfahrtskirche Bleidenberg (Oberfell) Attraction, Oberfell0.5 km NE
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Alkener Bach River, Rhineland-Palatinate0.3 km W
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Eichelt Mountain, Oberfell0.8 km E
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Löf St. Luzia Attraction, Löf1.4 km SW
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Dicken-Berg Mountain, Oberfell1.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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