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Lange Jaap

Located in Den Helder Municipality, North Holland Coordinates: 52°57′20″ N 4°43′35″ E

Lange Jaap
Gerard Hogervorst · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Huisduinen
0.3 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol72 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport113 km

About Lange Jaap

Lange Jaap is a landmark. Location: Den Helder Municipality, North Holland.

From Wikipedia

Lange Jaap ("Tall Jake"), also known as Kijkduin Light or Den Helder Light, is an active lighthouse near Fort Kijkduin in Huisduinen, Netherlands. At a height of 63.5 metres (208.2 ft) it is one of the tallest "traditional lighthouses" in the world. For almost a century, from 1878 to 1974, it was the tallest lighthouse in the Netherlands, until the construction of the Maasvlakte Light. According to The Lighthouse Directory it is the tallest non-skeletal cast-iron lighthouse in the world.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1878
Architect
Quirinus Harder
Heritage designation
Rijksmonument
Height
64 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lange Jaap

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (98 mm)
Driest month
April (40 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 Lange Jaap
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°11°15°18°20°20°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°2°
Precipitation (mm)664456404355586191939875

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lange Jaap

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 72 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 56 km to the south.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 72 kmsouth
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 113 kmsouth
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 56 kmsouth
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 64 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 66 kmsouth
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 73 kmsouth
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 73 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lange Jaap

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 20 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

  • Texel Island 16 kmNE
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 6 kmS
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 12 kmS
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 18 kmS

25–60 km11 places

  • De Kruisberg Mountain 48 kmS
  • Baaknol Mountain 27 kmS
  • Oosterkerk Attraction 42 kmSE
  • Edam Fort Historic site 54 kmSE

60–100 km97 places

  • Ameland Island 90 kmNE
  • Het Hen Beach 99 kmNE
  • Beach Ameland Beach 89 kmNE
  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 98 kmSE

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