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General information - Location

CountryNetherlands (Holland)
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 5.5815,Lat: 52.899 marker
Elevation1 meter above sea level
Local time17:05:24pm
Name province/regionFriesland
Name SubregionDe Friese Meren

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Harich1.3 km WestNorthWest
2 Ruigahuizen1.9 km SouthWest
3 Wijckel3.2 km EastSouthEast
4 Sondel3.2 km SouthSouthEast
5 Ypecolsga3.9 km NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 AmsterdamNetherlands75 km SouthWest
2 Brussel   Belgium244 km SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg   Luxembourg368 km South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 25 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Slotermeer (11.2 km2 at a distance of 1.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 81.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 115 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 97%, low location: 3%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Flat Peaty meadows-area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 86 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   6.1 km2 
 7.8% 
 Agriculture   58.3 km2 
 74.2% 
 Urban area   1.9 km2 
 2.4% 
 Water - Lakes   11.5 km2 
 14.7% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Balk in country Netherlands


Balk 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)Netherlands8.8 km SouthEast
2 Schokland and SurroundingsNetherlands32 km SouthSouthEast
3 Colonies of BenevolenceBelgium,Netherlands57 km EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen en omgevingNL4.3 km NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Balk

Type of weather in Balkovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: North West
Air pressure: 1003 mb
Humidity: 52 %
Daylength at 10 October 2024:10 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :07:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :18:53 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Balk - NL (longitude: 5.5815, latitude: 52.899)
Distance weather station to place (direction W): 0 Kilometers

20:00
11 degrees
1006 mbar
light rainweericoon
23:00
9 degrees
1010 mbar
light rainweericoon
2:00
9 degrees
1011 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
5:00
10 degrees
1013 mbar
light rainweericoon
8:00
12 degrees
1015 mbar
light rainweericoon
11:00
12 degrees
1016 mbar
light rainweericoon
14:00
12 degrees
1017 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
17:00
9 degrees
1018 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon










5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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