Basaltkrater ‘Blauer Stein’

Basaltkrater ‘Blauer Stein’ is a sinkhole in Windeck, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Basaltkrater ‘Blauer Stein’ is situated nearby to MFC Windeck e.V., as well as near the village Kuchhausen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Evangelische Kirche Leuscheid and Herchen station.

Evangelische Kirche Leuscheid

Church

Evangelische Kirche Leuscheid

Photo: Olbertz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Evangelische Kirche Leuscheid is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Basaltkrater ‘Blauer Stein’.

Herchen station

Railway station

Herchen station

Photo: Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Herchen station is a through station in the town of Windeck in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened in 1860 on a section of the Sieg Railway, opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company between Eitorf and Wissen on 1 August 1861. Herchen station is situated 3½ km northwest of Basaltkrater ‘Blauer Stein’.

Kapelle Stromberg

Church

Kapelle Stromberg

Photo: Duhon, CC BY 3.0.

Kapelle Stromberg is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Basaltkrater ‘Blauer Stein’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuchhausen and Kocherscheid.

Kuchhausen

Village

Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kuchhausen is a village.

Kocherscheid

Village

Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kocherscheid is a village.

Leuscheid

Village

Photo: Olbertz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leuscheid is a village.

Basaltkrater ‘Blauer Stein’

Type: Sinkhole
Wheelchair access: no
Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
Location: Windeck, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.74894° or 50° 44′ 56″ north

Longitude

7.56018° or 7° 33′ 37″ east

Open location code

9F29PHX6+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=sinkhole

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include MFC Windeck e.V. and Modellflugplatz ‘MFC Windeck e.V.’.

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