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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7279,Lat: 53.1774
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	2:26:36am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Menameradiel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blessum	1.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Hijlaard	1.6 km	SouthWest
3 Deinum	1.7 km	North
4 Jellum	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Beers	2.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	106 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	276 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	398 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 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 Groote Wielen (0.8 km² at a distance of 10 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 90 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 126 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 117 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

69.5 km2

88.5%

Urban area

7.8 km2

9.9%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Boksum in country Netherlands

Boksum 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	37 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	47 km	EastSouthEast
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	60 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Groote Wielen	NL	9.6 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Deinum

Type of weather in Deinum	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam