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't Horntje

General information - Location

CountryNetherlands (Holland)
Location in country North
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 4.7854,Lat: 53.0066 marker
Elevation1 meter above sea level
Local time15:02:08pm
At islandTexel
Name province/region (Provincie)Noord-Holland
Official website regionOfficial link Noord-Holland
Wiki-website Gemeente (Gemeente)Texel

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Den Hoorn3.1 km NorthWest
2 Den Burg5.5 km NorthNorthEast
3 Den Helder5.6 km SouthSouthWest
4 Oudeschild5.6 km NorthEast
5 Huisduinen7.1 km SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 AmsterdamNetherlands71 km South
2 Brussel   Belgium242 km South
3 London   England384 km WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

't Horntje lies at the Wadden Sea (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Amstelmeer (6.2 km2 at a distance of 14.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 136.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 191 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 98%, low location: 2%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 78 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   6.7 km2 
 15.9% 
 Wet nature   4.9 km2 
 11.5% 
 Agriculture   24.3 km2 
 57.7% 
 Urban area   0.4 km2 
 0.9% 
 Infrastructure   0.5 km2 
 1.1% 
 Rock-Sand   4.4 km2 
 10.5% 
 Water - Lakes   0.6 km2 
 1.3% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of 't Horntje in country Netherlands


't Horntje at Physical map (height map)

Height map of 't Horntje Netherlands Location marker for 't Horntje

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence LinesNetherlands50 km South
2 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)Netherlands52 km South
3 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)Netherlands63 km EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
WaddenzeeNL0.4 km East

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Current weather at Den Burg

Type of weather in Den Burgovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: North East
Air pressure: 1017 mb
Humidity: 78 %
Daylength at 15 August 2026:14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:09 Europe/Amsterdam

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Den Burg - NL (longitude: 4.7854, latitude: 53.0066)
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