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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6778,Lat: 52.9045
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	20:54:51pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	De Friese Meren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sloten	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Idskenhuizen	3.7 km	NorthEast
3 Wijckel	3.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Teroele	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Follega	4.4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	79 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	247 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	368 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 29 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 Groote Brekken (2.9 km² at a distance of 1.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 76.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 107 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%, 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 91 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

59.9 km2

76.2%

Urban area

1.6 km2

Water - Lakes

15.4 km2

19.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tjerkgaast in country Netherlands

Tjerkgaast 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	6.5 km	South
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	30 km	South
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	50 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
IJsselmeer	NL	5.4 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sint Nicolaasga

Type of weather in Sint Nicolaasga	few clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	05:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:33 Europe/Amsterdam