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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5629,Lat: 53.2747
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	15:55:26pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Het Bildt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Firdgum	2.7 km	South
2 Sint-Jacobiparochie	2.8 km	East
3 Minnertsga	3.3 km	SouthEast
4 Tzummarum	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Wier	4.8 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	110 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	283 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	410 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Westhoek lies at the Wadden Sea (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Groote Wielen (0.8 km² at a distance of 20.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 105.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 148 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 120 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

33.2 km2

42.2%

Agriculture

43.4 km2

55.3%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Westhoek in country Netherlands

Westhoek 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	48 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	61 km	EastSouthEast
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	72 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Waddenzee	NL	0.5 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sint Jacobiparochie

Type of weather in Sint Jacobiparochie	clear sky
Current temperature:	27 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	32 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	05:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam