Veľké Hincovo Pleso
Local name: Veľké Hincovo pleso
Located in Slovakia Coordinates: 49°10′47″ N 20°03′35″ E
- Elevation
- 1,949 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport18 km
- SLD Sliač Airport91 km
About Veľké Hincovo Pleso
Veľké Hincovo Pleso is a lake. Location: Slovakia. Elevation: 1,949 m. The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Czarny and Hińczowa Turnia.
At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 54 m
- Length
- 0.7 km
- Area
- 20 ha
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Veľké Hincovo Pleso
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Żołta Turnia Krzysztof Dudzik-Górnicki · CC BY 3.0 -
Świnica Opioła Jerzy · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Rysy Andrzej Makarczuk · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Beskid Jerzy Opioła · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Skrajna Turnia Krzysztof Dudzik-Górnicki · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Veľké Hincovo Pleso
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 80 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- June (174 mm)
- Driest month
- February (58 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) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 8° | 4° | -2° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 3° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 58 | 67 | 96 | 133 | 174 | 174 | 149 | 114 | 81 | 80 | 74 |
How to get to Veľké Hincovo Pleso
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) (102 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 102 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 18 kmsoutheast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 91 kmsouthwest
- Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 102 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 102 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 131 kmsoutheast
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 183 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 217 kmsoutheast
- Győr Population: 129.3K 245 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Veľké Hincovo Pleso
Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 329 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km94 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 13 kmE
- Popradské Pleso Lake 3 kmSE
- Ostrá Mountain 3 kmSW
- Vysoká Mountain 3 kmE
25–60 km102 places
- Beskids Mountain 30 kmNE
- Čertovica Mountain 38 kmSW
- Baníkov Mountain 26 kmW
- Ľubica River 28 kmE
60–100 km176 places
- Branisko Mountain 63 kmE
- Veľký Kriváň Mountain 75 kmW
- Tlstá Mountain 84 kmW
- Rakytov Mountain 69 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Štrbské Pleso Village, Poprad District6.7 km S
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Zakopane Municipality, Tatra County12 km NW
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Tatranská Javorina Municipality, Poprad District9.3 km NE
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Štôla Village, Poprad District11 km SE
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Zakopane Town, Zakopane16 km NW -
Gmina Poronin Municipality, Tatra County13 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Czarny Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska0.7 km NE -
Hińczowa Turnia Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska0.7 km E -
Kazalnica Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska0.9 km NE -
Wołowa Turnia Mountain, Lesser Poland Voivodeship1.1 km E -
Zadni Mnich Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska1.2 km N -
Žabia veža Mountain, Lesser Poland Voivodeship1.3 km E -
Żabi Koń Mountain, Poland1.5 km E -
Rysy Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska2.1 km E
Sources & licences
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