Skip to content
Geonivora
Historic site

Hillscheid Roman Watchtower

Located in Hillscheid, Westerwaldkreis Coordinates: 50°24′58″ N 7°41′20″ E

Map showing the location of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower Hillscheid Roman Watchtower
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Hillscheid
1.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
295 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport61 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport63 km

About Hillscheid Roman Watchtower

Hillscheid Roman Watchtower is a historic site. Location: Hillscheid, Westerwaldkreis. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Kleinkastell Hillscheid and Kleinkastell Ferbach.

Climate of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (94 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°8°13°18°21°23°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)826781647280836574788494

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hillscheid Roman Watchtower

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 10 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 61 kmsouthwest
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 63 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 76 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 10 kmsouthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 56 kmnortheast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 64 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hillscheid Roman Watchtower

Within 100 km: 747 historic and cultural sites, 4,147 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km399 places

  • Aar River 23 kmE
  • Urbach River 16 kmNW
  • Dreifelder Weiher Lake 22 kmNE
  • Höhr Mountain 8 kmS

25–60 km1,859 places

  • Weibe River 53 kmN
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 52 kmS
  • Petersaue Island 60 kmSE
  • Mariannenaue Island 53 kmSE

60–100 km3,550 places

  • Schartenknopf Mountain 92 kmW
  • Petersberg Mountain 94 kmW
  • Fockert Mountain 96 kmW
  • Rocherather Wald Natural site 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

Data last updated: