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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1845,Lat: 52.6621
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	3:51:22am
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Drechterland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Venhuizen	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Oosterleek	2.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Wijmers	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Westerwijzend	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Wijdenes	3.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	38 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	210 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	346 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 32 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Markermeer (693.4 km² at a distance of 2.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 102.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 143 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 49 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lelystad Airport (at a distance of 32 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

50.9 km2

65%

Urban area

8.6 km2

10.9%

Water - Lakes

17.8 km2

22.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hem in country Netherlands

Hem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	22 km	WestSouthWest
2 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	29 km	WestSouthWest
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	39 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Markermeer & IJmeer	NL	2.5 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Drechterland

Type of weather in Gemeente Drechterland	clear sky
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam