Photo: Wilson44691 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Messel pitReport this photo · linked, not stored
Messel pitReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: ArnoNymos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Katholische Filialkirche St. AntoniusReport this photo · linked, not stored
Katholische Filialkirche St. AntoniusKatholische Filialkirche St. AntoniusReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: ArnoNymos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bahnhof MesselReport this photo · linked, not stored
Bahnhof MesselBahnhof MesselReport this photo · linked, not stored
Eichengalerie
Photo: Commander-pirx at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Forstamt KranichsteinReport this photo · linked, not stored
Forstamt KranichsteinForstamt KranichsteinReport this photo · linked, not stored
paleontological siteMessel, Hesse
Messel pit
World Heritage Site
Typepaleontological site
Built–
Best monthsMay–Jun · Sepweather in Messel
49.92° N, 8.76° EUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
When to goMessel · weather score
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
October: high / low15° / 7°
iAbout
Messel pit in brief
Messel pit is a paleontological site in Messel, Hesse, Germany.
It holds the designation World Heritage Site.
For a visit, the weather in Messel is best in May, June and September; in October afternoons average 15°.
iiLocation
Where to find it
iiiWhen to visit
Climate guideWeather in Messel
Month score for sightseeing
Best May–Jun · Sep19
Jan
25
Feb
33
Mar
65
Apr
68
May
69
Jun
65
Jul
67
Aug
75
Sep
51
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
ivNearby
All monuments in GermanyMore heritage close by
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kesselhaus der ehemaligen Raffinerie
0.6 km NW
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Katholische Filialkirche St. Antonius
0.7 km NW
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Photo: Commander-pirx at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Forstamt Kranichstein
2.5 km NW
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Photo: Commander-pirx at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Messeler Falltorhaus
2.5 km NW
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Around here
Messel and around
Nature
Photo: © Freak-Line-Community / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Rodau, Hesse
River
Photo: DerNurNochAlsBilderlieferantMitmacht · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Mühlbach (Schwarzbach)
River
Mountains
Heritage
Photo: Commander-pirx at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Messeler Falltorhaus
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
