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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8336,Lat: 52.6669
Elevation	-2 meter above sea level
Local time	21:07:53pm
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Heerhugowaard

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 't Kruis	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Kabel	1.9 km	SouthEast
3 Broek op Langedijk	2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Draai	2.3 km	East
5 Zuid-Scharwoude	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	33 km	South
2 Brussel	Belgium	205 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	352 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Alkmaardermeer (5.9 km² at a distance of 12.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 120.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 168 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 40 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

48.3 km2

61.4%

Urban area

23.7 km2

30.2%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Heerhugowaard in country Netherlands

Heerhugowaard at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	13 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	14 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	34 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Eilandspolder	NL	8 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Heerhugowaard

Type of weather in Gemeente Heerhugowaard	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam