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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5995,Lat: 52.8722
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	8:39:07am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	De Friese Meren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ruigahuizen	2.6 km	NorthWest
2 Wijckel	2.6 km	NorthEast
3 Nijemirdum	2.7 km	SouthWest
4 Balk	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Sloten	4.1 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	73 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	241 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	365 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 29 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 IJsselmeer (1134.7 km² at a distance of 2.3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 79.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 112 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 95%, low location: 5%, 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 85 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7 km2

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

50.1 km2

63.8%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.7%

Water - Lakes

18.3 km2

23.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sondel in country Netherlands

Sondel 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	6.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	28 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	56 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
IJsselmeer	NL	2.2 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sondel
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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:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.82 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	15 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	05:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:22 Europe/Amsterdam