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Village

Büyük Kale

Located in Vezirköprü İlçesi, Samsun Province Coordinates: 41°03′49″ N 35°21′51″ E

Map showing the location of Büyük Kale Büyük Kale
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,255 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MZH Amasya Merzifon Airport29 km
SZF Samsun-Çarşamba Airport103 km

About Büyük Kale

Büyük Kale is a village. Location: Vezirköprü İlçesi, Samsun Province. Elevation: 1,255 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Amasya Merzifon Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Dip Dağı and Elmalı Tepe.

Climate of Büyük Kale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
May (62 mm)
Driest month
August (22 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 Büyük Kale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°6°12°16°19°22°22°19°13°7°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°1°5°8°10°10°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)523944586249242230504862

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Büyük Kale

The nearest airport is Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH), 29 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amasya, 60 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 29 kmsoutheast
  • Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) Samsun 103 kmeast
  • Sinop Airport (NOP) Sinop 109 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 67 kmsouthwest
  • Samsun Population: 394K 85 kmeast
  • Turhal Population: 110.9K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Tokat Province Population: 129.7K 131 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Büyük Kale

Within 100 km: 70 historic and cultural sites, 590 natural sites, 230 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Karlıgöl Lake 10 kmNW
  • Tavşan Dağı Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Alankaya Tepe Mountain 25 kmN
  • Kara Tepe Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km176 places

  • Ladik Lake Lake 58 kmE
  • Altınkaya Baraj Gölü Lake 31 kmNW
  • Çitli Gölü Lake 34 kmS
  • Altınkaya Barajı Lake 25 kmN

60–100 km683 places

  • Uzun Gölü Lake 83 kmNE
  • Tuzlu Göl Lake 90 kmNE
  • Liman Göl Lake 89 kmNE
  • Liman Göl Lake 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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