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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5928,Lat: 52.4928
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	10:15:46am
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Beverwijk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heemskerkerduin	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
2 Velsen-Noord	4.1 km	SouthEast
3 IJmuiden	4.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Beverwijk	4.5 km	EastSouthEast
5 Noorddorp	5.1 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	24 km	SouthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	184 km	South
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	338 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Wijk aan Zee lies at the North Sea (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Alkmaardermeer (5.9 km² at a distance of 9.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 110.6 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 155 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 75%, low location: 25%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Dunes

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 24 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.8 km2

12.2%

Nature

8.4 km2

17.7%

Agriculture

4.3 km2

Urban area

18.4 km2

38.8%

Infrastructure

2.7 km2

5.6%

Rock-Sand

1.8 km2

3.7%

Water - Lakes

4.9 km2

10.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wijk aan Zee in country Netherlands

Wijk aan Zee at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	15 km	EastNorthEast
2 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	22 km	EastNorthEast
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	25 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Noordhollands Duinreservaat	NL	0.1 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Beverwijk

Type of weather in Gemeente Beverwijk	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	05:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam