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Bakkeveen

Located in Opsterland Municipality, Friesland Coordinates: 53°04′51″ N 6°15′24″ E

Map showing the location of Bakkeveen Bakkeveen
Location in The Netherlands
Population
1,450
1.4K
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde22 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol133 km

About Bakkeveen

Bakkeveen is a village. Location: Opsterland Municipality, Friesland. Population: 1,450. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Bakkeveen (Dutch: [bɑkəˈveːn]; West Frisian: Bakkefean [bakəˈfɪən]) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in eastern Friesland (Fryslân) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,465 in January 2017.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
bakkeveen.nl

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bakkeveen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (90 mm)
Driest month
April (50 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bakkeveen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°12°17°19°21°21°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)765467505775776480809084

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bakkeveen

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 22 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 26 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 22 kmeast
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 133 kmsouthwest
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 143 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 26 kmnortheast
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 64 kmsouth
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 99 kmsouth
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 105 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bakkeveen

Within 100 km: 72 historic and cultural sites, 248 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Kiekenberg Mountain 18 kmSW
  • Boschberg Mountain 16 kmS
  • Zwartendijksterschans Historic site 6 kmE

25–60 km26 places

  • Mahlbusen Lake 59 kmNE
  • Ameland Island 51 kmNW
  • Balg Beach 48 kmN
  • Oosterstrand Beach 47 kmN

60–100 km438 places

  • Texel Island 95 kmW
  • Norderney Island 96 kmNE
  • Borkum Island 63 kmNE
  • Juist Island 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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