Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
Located in Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland Coordinates: 52°22′17″ N 4°54′53″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol12 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport57 km
About Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum is a museum. Location: Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland.
The Maritime Museum (Dutch: Het Scheepvaartmuseum, pronounced [ət ˈsxeːpfaːrtmyˌzeːjʏm]) is a maritime museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The museum had 419,060 visitors in 2012. It ranked as 12th most visited museum in the Netherlands in 2013. The museum had 300,000 visitors in 2015. In 2017 the museum received 350,000 visitors.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1916
- Opened
- 1922
- Visitors per year
- 300,000 (2015)
- Official website
- hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl
Source: Wikidata
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Climate of Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (95 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 52 | 66 | 46 | 53 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 85 |
How to get to Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amsterdam, 2 km to the west.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 12 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 57 kmsouthwest
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 107 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 2 kmwest
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 11 kmnorthwest
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 17 kmsouthwest
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 19 kmwest
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 20 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 91 natural sites, 30 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km61 places
- Eikenberg Mountain 22 kmE
- Bait-ul-Afiyat Attraction 17 kmE
- Obrechtkerk Attraction 3 kmSW
- Noorderkerk Attraction 2 kmNW
25–60 km75 places
- Habana Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 55 kmN
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 51 kmN
- Strandslag Petten Beach 48 kmN
60–100 km122 places
- IJsselmonde Island 62 kmSW
- Texel Island 79 kmN
- Putjensberg Mountain 74 kmE
- Poppelsche Leij River 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oosterkerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam0.4 km SE -
Dutch Resistance Museum Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam0.4 km S -
Montelbaanstoren Landmark, Gemeente Amsterdam0.6 km W -
Mozes en Aäronkerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam0.9 km SW -
Zuiderkerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam1 km W
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De Dokwerker Landmark, Gemeente Amsterdam0.8 km SW -
Tropenmuseum Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam1.1 km SE -
Peperbrug Landmark, Gemeente Amsterdam0.5 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Amsterdam City, Gemeente Amsterdam1.7 km W
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Amsterdam City Centre Neighbourhood, Centrum1.1 km W
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Nieuwmarkt/Lastage Neighbourhood, Centrum0.7 km W
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Dapperbuurt Neighbourhood, Oost1.4 km SE
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