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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7143,Lat: 53.0598
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	4:24:31am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Súdwest-Fryslân

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sijbrandaburen	1.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Goënga	1.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Scharnegoutum	2.3 km	West
4 Terzool	2.4 km	NorthEast
5 Loënga	2.4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	94 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	263 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	385 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 22 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 2.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 82.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 115 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 105 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

61.6 km2

78.4%

Urban area

8.7 km2

11.1%

Water - Lakes

7.8 km2

10%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gauw in country Netherlands

Gauw 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	24 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	45 km	East
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	47 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sneekermeergebied	NL	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Scharnegoutum

Type of weather in Scharnegoutum	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam