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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3876,Lat: 52.1562
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	13:18:09pm
Name province/region	Utrecht
Name Subregion	Amersfoort

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oud-Leusden	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Stoutenburg	3.2 km	East
3 Hoogland	3.5 km	North
4 De Birkt	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Leusden	3.8 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	42 km	NorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	162 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	288 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 64 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Eemmeer (14.5 km² at a distance of 10.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 53.1 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 74%, low location: 26%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Higher soil grounds

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 46 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.8 km2

20.1%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Agriculture

24.7 km2

31.4%

Urban area

32.8 km2

41.8%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Amersfoort in country Netherlands

Amersfoort at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)	Netherlands	18 km	WestSouthWest
2 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	41 km	NorthWest
3 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	54 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Arkemheen	NL	8.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Amersfoort
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Amersfoort

Type of weather in Amersfoort	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam