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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4857,Lat: 53.4017
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	2:44:37am
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

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kaakhorn	0.7 km	NorthWest
2 Den Andel	1.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Saaxumhuizen	2.2 km	South
4 Pieterburen	2.3 km	West
5 Breede	3.8 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	157 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	320 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	423 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction North).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 14.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 48.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 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)

Name
Flat marine clay area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 168 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 32 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

16.9 km2

21.5%

Agriculture

59.3 km2

75.5%

Urban area

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Westernieland in country Netherlands

Westernieland at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	41 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	82 km	SouthWest
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	98 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Waddenzee	NL	2.5 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente De Marne

Type of weather in Gemeente De Marne	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	08:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:15 Europe/Amsterdam