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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0462,Lat: 53.2979
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	7:15:30am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Dantumadiel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wouterswoude	1.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Westergeest	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Damwoude	3.3 km	West
4 Triemen	3.4 km	SouthEast
5 Oostrum	4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	129 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	296 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	411 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Lauwersmeer (24.4 km² at a distance of 9.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 76.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 107 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
Higher soil grounds

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 140 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

68.5 km2

87.1%

Urban area

9.2 km2

11.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Driesum in country Netherlands

Driesum at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	37 km	SouthEast
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	56 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	76 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lauwersmeer	NL	8 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wâlterswâld

Type of weather in Wâlterswâld	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	05:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam