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Oosterleek

Located in Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland Coordinates: 52°38′21″ N 5°11′50″ E

Oosterleek
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Population
100
100
Elevation
1 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 Schiphol47 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport92 km

About Oosterleek

Oosterleek is a village. Location: Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland. Population: 100. Elevation: 1 m.

From Wikipedia

Oosterleek is a small village in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province North Holland. The village used to belong to the municipalities Venhuizen (1970–2006) and Wijdenes (pre-1970). Oosterleek was first noted on a map in 1311 as Oesterleke, in which oester means "eastern" and leke means "stream". This name was supposedly a reference to the fact that the village was located to the east of a stream.

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Climate of Oosterleek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
April (45 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 Oosterleek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°16°18°21°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°8°11°13°14°12°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)675065455366666380858778

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oosterleek

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Almere Stad, 30 km to the south.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 47 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 92 kmsouthwest
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 107 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 30 kmsouth
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 33 kmsouthwest
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 36 kmsouthwest
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 51 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Oosterleek

Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 87 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Oosterkerk Attraction 9 kmW
  • Edam Fort Historic site 16 kmSW
  • De Ven Landmark 13 kmNE
  • Kasteel Radboud Historic site 16 kmN

25–60 km114 places

  • Texel Island 55 kmNW
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 44 kmNW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 41 kmNW
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 40 kmNW

60–100 km114 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 98 kmSW
  • Putjensberg Mountain 60 kmSE
  • Radewijkerbeek River 97 kmE
  • Oude Rijn River 98 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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