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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5641,Lat: 52.9035
Elevation	0 meter above sea level
Local time	12:49:23pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	De Friese Meren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Balk	1.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Ruigahuizen	2.1 km	South
3 Oudega	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Elahuizen	2.9 km	NorthWest
5 Kolderwolde	3.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	74 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	244 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	369 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 2.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 83.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 116 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 km2

7.6%

Agriculture

54.2 km2

69%

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

16.1 km2

20.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Harich in country Netherlands

Harich 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	10 km	SouthEast
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	33 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	58 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen en omgeving	NL	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Harich
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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 Balk	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam