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Holk

Located in Hoogland Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 52°13′18″ N 5°27′00″ E

Map showing the location of Holk Holk
Location in The Netherlands
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol48 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport75 km

About Holk

Holk is a village. Location: Hoogland Municipality, Gelderland. Elevation: 2 m.

From Wikipedia

Holk is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 7 km northeast of Amersfoort. It was first mentioned around 1325 as Hollic, and means "low lying neighbourhood". Holk is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Nijkerk. In 1840, it was home to 204 people. Since 2012, it has place name signs.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Holk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (82 mm)
Driest month
April (46 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).

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Climate of Holk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°20°22°22°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)695167465970685972748280

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Holk

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amersfoort, 9 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 48 kmwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 75 kmsouthwest
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 84 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 9 kmsouthwest
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 23 kmnorthwest
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 36 kmeast
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 41 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Holk

Within 100 km: 169 historic and cultural sites, 151 natural sites, 88 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 19 kmW
  • Valenberg Mountain 25 kmE
  • Ullerberg Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km150 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 42 kmNE
  • Wijlermeer Lake 57 kmSE
  • Steinwässerung River 57 kmSE
  • Oude Rijn River 52 kmSE

60–100 km228 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 75 kmSW
  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 97 kmS
  • Staatbossen Natural site 97 kmS
  • Hoge Vijvers Bos Natural site 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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