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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8357,Lat: 53.0504
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	2:49:15am
Name province/region (Provincie)	Friesland
Official website region	Official link Friesland
Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente)	Heerenveen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nes	0.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Terhorne	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
3 Oldeboorn	3.9 km	East
4 Irnsum	4.4 km	NorthWest
5 Goëngahuizen	4.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	99 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	266 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	384 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Sneekermeer (12.6 km² at a distance of 2.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 75.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 105 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Flat marine clay area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 110 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

67.1 km2

85.4%

Urban area

5.3 km2

6.7%

Water - Lakes

5.8 km2

7.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Akkrum in country Netherlands

Akkrum at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	25 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	37 km	East
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	46 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sneekermeergebied	NL	1.6 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Akkrum

Type of weather in Akkrum	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	08:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:20 Europe/Amsterdam