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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4809,Lat: 53.1505
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	5:58:46am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Franekeradeel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Arum	2.1 km	South
2 Kimswerd	3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Hitzum	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Herbaijum	4.1 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Midlum	4.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	95 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	268 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	397 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction West).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 9.7 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 101.1 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 142 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 106 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

70.5 km2

89.7%

Urban area

6.9 km2

8.8%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Achlum in country Netherlands

Achlum 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	36 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	60 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	62 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Waddenzee	NL	4.6 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Harlingen

Type of weather in Harlingen	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam