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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6008,Lat: 53.0175
Elevation	-1 meter above sea level
Local time	22:51:18pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Súdwest-Fryslân

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 IJlst	1.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Abbega	2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Folsgare	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Westhem	3.4 km	West
5 Tjalhuizum	3.5 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	86 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	256 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	381 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 17 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Witte Brekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 4.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 86.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 121 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 97 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

66.4 km2

84.6%

Urban area

10 km2

12.7%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oosthem in country Netherlands

Oosthem 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	20 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	44 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	53 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen en omgeving	NL	3.7 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at IJlst

Type of weather in IJlst	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam