Village

Heek

Located in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg Coordinates: 50°52′33″ N 5°51′45″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 120; 120
Elevation: 108 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: MST Maastricht Aachen Airport8 km; LGG Liège Airport40 km

About Heek

Heek is a village. Location: Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg. Population: 120. Elevation: 108 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Sousberg and Kasteel Haeren.

Photos of Heek

Sousberg Romaine · CC0
Kasteel Haeren ArthurMcGill · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kasteel Geulzicht Pierre Vossen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kasteel Hoensbroek Sir Gawain · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kasteel Wittem Romaine · CC0

Climate of Heek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (80 mm)
Driest month: April (51 mm)

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10° 2°

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18° 8°

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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 Heek
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	10°	13°	18°	20°	23°	23°	19°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	62	54	65	51	66	80	74	62	65	63	67	72

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heek

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Maastricht, 13 km to the west.

Airports

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 8 kmnorthwest
Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 40 kmsouthwest
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 72 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Maastricht Population: 122.4K 13 kmwest
Aachen Population: 265.2K 19 kmsoutheast
Liège Population: 195.3K 34 kmsouthwest
Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 53 kmnortheast
Venlo Population: 102K 59 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Heek

Within 100 km: 452 historic and cultural sites, 1,769 natural sites, 905 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

Île de Franche Garenne Island 23 kmSW
Vrouwenbos Natural site 16 kmS
Veursbos Natural site 16 kmS
Stokkemderbos Natural site 19 kmNW

25–60 km815 places

Île du Moulin Island 39 kmSW
Île Monsin Island 29 kmSW
Lac de la Gileppe Lake 34 kmS
Lac d'Eupen Lake 33 kmSE

60–100 km2,205 places

Hofstademeer Lake 96 kmW
Lac de Nisramont Lake 83 kmS
Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 82 kmW
Wijngaardberg Mountain 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sousberg Mountain, Valkenburg aan de Geul
3.3 km S
Kasteel Haeren Historic site, Gemeente Voerendaal
3.8 km E
Kasteel Geulzicht Historic site, Valkenburg aan de Geul
5.2 km W
Kasteel Hoensbroek Historic site, Gemeente Heerlen
6 km NE
Kasteel Wittem Historic site, Gulpen-Wittem
7.7 km SE
Kasteel Nijswiller Historic site, Gulpen-Wittem
10 km SE