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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3406,Lat: 53.2214
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	7:10:21am
Name province/region	Groningen
Name Subregion	Grootegast

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kuzemer	0.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Niekerk	1.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Oosterzand	1.9 km	NorthWest
4 Sebaldeburen	2.1 km	West
5 Westerzand	2.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	136 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	297 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	402 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 20 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Leekstermeer (1.9 km² at a distance of 6.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 56.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 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
Higher soil grounds

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 147 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 20 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

73.6 km2

93.8%

Urban area

4.4 km2

5.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oldekerk in country Netherlands

Oldekerk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	20 km	South
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	61 km	SouthWest
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	75 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Leekstermeergebied	NL	6.1 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grootegast

Type of weather in Grootegast	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam