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General information - Location

CountryNetherlands (Holland)
Location in country West
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 4.6633,Lat: 52.1298 marker
Elevation-2 meter above sea level
Local time5:52:26am
Name province/regionZuid-Holland
Name SubregionAlphen aan den Rijn

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 's-Molenaarsbuurt1.9 km NorthWest
2 Gnephoek2.5 km WestNorthWest
3 Ridderbuurt3 km NorthNorthEast
4 Hoorn3.9 km West
5 Koudekerk aan den Rijn4.2 km West

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 AmsterdamNetherlands31 km NorthEast
2 Brussel   Belgium144 km SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg   Luxembourg299 km SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 20 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Zegerplas (0.6 km2 at a distance of 1.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 69.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 98 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Reclamed lakes-polders - Flat Peaty meadows-area
Groene Hart

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 21 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (at a distance of 25 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Agriculture   55.4 km2 
 70.5% 
 Urban area   19 km2 
 24.1% 
 Water - Lakes   0.8 km2 
 1% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Alphen aan den Rijn in country Netherlands


Alphen aan den Rijn at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German LimesGermany,Netherlands17 km WestNorthWest
2 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-ElshoutNetherlands28 km South
3 Van NellefabriekNetherlands28 km SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Nieuwkoopse Plassen & De HaeckNL5.8 km EastSouthEast

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Current weather at Alphen aan den Rijn

Type of weather in Alphen aan den Rijnovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: South South West
Air pressure: 996 mb
Humidity: 94 %
Daylength at 8 October 2024:11 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :07:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:02 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Alphen aan den Rijn - NL (longitude: 4.6633, latitude: 52.1298)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): not known
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998 mbar
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