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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8923,Lat: 52.9376
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	11:51:29am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	De Friese Meren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sintjohannesga	2.4 km	West
2 Oudehaske	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Nieuweschoot	2.6 km	East
4 Nijehaske	2.7 km	North
5 Rotsterhaule	3.3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	92 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	256 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	371 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Nannewijd (0.9 km² at a distance of 1.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 65 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 91 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%, The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 104 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.6%

Wet nature

4.8 km2

6.1%

Agriculture

51.9 km2

66.1%

Urban area

16.9 km2

21.5%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rottum in country Netherlands

Rottum 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	18 km	WestSouthWest
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	34 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	35 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rottige Meenthe & Brandemeer	NL	6.4 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 Oudehaske

Type of weather in Oudehaske	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam