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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9634,Lat: 53.007
Elevation	-1 meter above sea level
Local time	15:06:15pm
Name province/region (Provincie)	Friesland
Official website region	Official link Friesland
Wiki-website Gemeente (Gemeente)	Heerenveen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tjalleberd	1.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Luxwoude	1.7 km	SouthEast
3 Luinjeberd	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Tijnje	3.4 km	NorthEast
5 Langezwaag	3.8 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	101 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	265 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	378 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 40 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 8.7 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 65.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 92 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 Peaty meadows-area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 112 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

5.4 km2

6.8%

Agriculture

70 km2

89.1%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.6%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gersloot in country Netherlands

Gersloot 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	26 km	SouthWest
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	29 km	East
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	43 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Deelen	NL	2.6 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tijnje

Type of weather in Tijnje	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	38 %
Daylength at 15 August 2026:	14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam