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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5666,Lat: 52.8847
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	4:26:10am
Name province/region (Provincie)	Friesland
Official website region	Official link Friesland
Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente)	De Friese Meren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Balk	1.9 km	NorthEast
2 Harich	2.1 km	North
3 Sondel	2.6 km	SouthEast
4 Nijemirdum	3.1 km	South
5 Oudega	4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	73 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	242 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	367 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 26 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 Slotermeer (11.2 km² at a distance of 3.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 82.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 115 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 93%, low location: 7%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Flat Peaty meadows-area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 84 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8 km2

10.2%

Agriculture

61.6 km2

78.5%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

6.3 km2

8.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ruigahuizen in country Netherlands

Ruigahuizen 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	8.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	31 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	58 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
IJsselmeer	NL	4.1 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balk

Type of weather in Balk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	08:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:22 Europe/Amsterdam