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Oosterwijzend

Located in Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland Coordinates: 52°41′24″ N 5°11′15″ E

Map showing the location of Oosterwijzend Oosterwijzend
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 Schiphol51 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport96 km

About Oosterwijzend

Oosterwijzend is a village. Location: Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland. Elevation: -2 m.

From Wikipedia

Oosterwijzend is a hamlet in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province of North-Holland. Oosterwijzend lays just to the east of where the canal the Wijzend used to bend southwards from Binnenwijzend. To the west of the former Wijzend is Westerwijzend. Nowadays, Oosterwijzend and Westerwijzend are being separated by a paved road beginning in Hoogkarspel. Oosterwijzend is the smaller hamlet of the two, and is formally considered a part of Hoogkarspel.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Oosterwijzend

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
April (43 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 Oosterwijzend
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°16°18°21°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)664862435163666482868777

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oosterwijzend

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Almere Stad, 36 km to the south.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 51 kmsouthwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 96 kmsouthwest
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 105 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 36 kmsouth
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 55 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Oosterwijzend

Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 85 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Oosterkerk Attraction 10 kmSW
  • Edam Fort Historic site 21 kmSW
  • De Ven Landmark 9 kmNE
  • Kasteel Radboud Historic site 10 kmNW

25–60 km103 places

  • Texel Island 50 kmNW
  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 39 kmNW
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 37 kmNW
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 37 kmW

60–100 km116 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 64 kmSE
  • Radewijkerbeek River 98 kmE
  • Ameland Island 94 kmNE
  • Habana Beach Beach 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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