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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6192,Lat: 52.4573
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	23:53:58pm
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Velsen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Driehuis	1.9 km	South
2 Velsen-Zuid	2.3 km	East
3 Velsen-Noord	2.3 km	NorthEast
4 Santpoort-Noord	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Hofgeest	3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	21 km	EastSouthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	180 km	South
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	334 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Noorder Buiten Spaarne (1.4 km² at a distance of 6.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 106.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 149 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 72%, low location: 28%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Dunes

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 19 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.6 km2

13.3%

Nature

9.7 km2

13.4%

Agriculture

8.6 km2

11.8%

Urban area

25.9 km2

35.8%

Infrastructure

3.1 km2

4.3%

Rock-Sand

1.8 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

6.1 km2

8.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of IJmuiden in country Netherlands

IJmuiden at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	16 km	NorthEast
2 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	21 km	EastSouthEast
3 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	22 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kennemerland-Zuid	NL	0.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Velsen

Type of weather in Gemeente Velsen	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam