Peterberg Observatory
Located in Nohfelden, Landkreis Sankt Wendel Coordinates: 49°34′17″ N 6°59′57″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 580 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SCN Saarbrücken Airport40 km
- HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport46 km
About Peterberg Observatory
Peterberg Observatory is a tourist attraction. Location: Nohfelden, Landkreis Sankt Wendel.
Sternwarte Peterberg is a club observatory in Saarland, Germany. Founded in 1977, it has 160 members as of 2016.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Opened
- 1997
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Peterberg Observatory
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Philippe Grand-Montagne · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Peterberg Observatory
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 100 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (115 mm)
- Driest month
- August (66 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 82 | 86 | 68 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 66 | 78 | 93 | 100 | 115 |
How to get to Peterberg Observatory
The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) (46 km). The nearest large city is Trier, 33 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 40 kmsouth
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 46 kmnortheast
- Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 57 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Trier Population: 100.1K 33 kmnorthwest
- Saarbrücken Population: 183K 38 kmsouth
- Metz Population: 123.9K 78 kmsouthwest
- Koblenz Population: 107.3K 96 kmnortheast
- Mainz Population: 222.9K 103 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Peterberg Observatory
Within 100 km: 452 historic and cultural sites, 3,044 natural sites, 684 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km353 places
- Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 6 kmN
- Bostalsee Lake 5 kmE
- Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 22 kmSE
- Bomberg Mountain 16 kmSE
25–60 km1,036 places
- Sauer River 39 kmNW
- Gelterswoog Lake 54 kmE
- Steinbachtalsperre Lake 28 kmNE
- Zoonenberg Mountain 38 kmNW
60–100 km2,791 places
- Montagne de Stockem Mountain 91 kmW
- Steinkopf Mountain 91 kmNW
- Schartenknopf Mountain 94 kmNW
- Reinersberg Mountain 96 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sinnenberg Mountain, Nohfelden0.4 km E
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Heldberg Mountain, Nonnweiler1.3 km N
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Bocksberg Mountain, Nonnweiler1.8 km NE
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Eckersberg Mountain, Nohfelden3.3 km SE
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Priesberg Mountain, Nohfelden3.4 km NE
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Schreck Mountain, Nonnweiler3.2 km NW
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Hasenkopf Mountain, Nonnweiler2.7 km N
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Sengert Mountain, Nohfelden4.2 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Braunshausen Village, Nonnweiler1.3 km N
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Eiweiler Village, Nohfelden2.4 km SE
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Nonnweiler Village, Landkreis Sankt Wendel6.2 km NW
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Kastel Village, Nonnweiler2.3 km W
Sources & licences
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