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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6741,Lat: 53.1135
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	16:33:48pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Littenseradiel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wieuwerd	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Rien	2.2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Itens	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Hennaard	2.7 km	West
5 Lutkewierum	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	98 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	268 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	391 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 18 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 Sneekermeer (12.6 km² at a distance of 8.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 88.2 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 123 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 109 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

77.7 km2

98.9%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Britswerd in country Netherlands

Britswerd 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	30 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	49 km	EastSouthEast
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	53 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sneekermeergebied	NL	8.7 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Makkum

Type of weather in Makkum	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam