HouwerzijlGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.3426,Lat: 53.3375  |
| Elevation | 1 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:39:55am |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Groningen | | Official website region | Official link Groningen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Het Hogeland | | Official website subregion | Official link Het Hogeland | | Wiki-website former subregion | De Marne |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 145 km | 
SouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 309 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 415 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 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 2.9 km in Western direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 56.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 79 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 156 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 29 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Wet nature |
1.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
73.4 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
1.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Houwerzijl in country Netherlands
Houwerzijl at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Lauwersmeer | NL | 3.1 km | 
West
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Social media - Maps
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