Westerwijzend
Located in Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland Coordinates: 52°41′09″ N 5°10′00″ E
- Elevation
- -1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol50 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport95 km
About Westerwijzend
Westerwijzend is a village. Location: Gemeente Drechterland, North Holland. Elevation: -1 m.
Westerwijzend is a hamlet in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province of North-Holland. Westerwijzend lays just to the west of where the Wijzend canal used to bend southwards from Binnenwijzend. To the east of the former Wijzend is Oosterwijzend. Nowadays, Oosterwijzend and Westerwijzend are being separated by a paved road beginning in Hoogkarspel. Westerwijzend is the bigger hamlet of the two, and is formally considered a part of Hoogkarspel.
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Climate of Westerwijzend
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 66 | 48 | 62 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 77 |
How to get to Westerwijzend
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 50 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 35 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 50 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 95 kmsouthwest
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 106 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 35 kmsouthwest
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 35 kmsouth
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 39 kmsouthwest
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 49 kmsouthwest
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 54 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Westerwijzend
Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 85 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Oosterkerk Attraction 9 kmSW
- Edam Fort Historic site 20 kmS
- De Ven Landmark 10 kmNE
- Kasteel Radboud Historic site 10 kmN
25–60 km103 places
- Texel Island 50 kmNW
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 39 kmNW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 36 kmNW
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 36 kmW
60–100 km116 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 65 kmSE
- Radewijkerbeek River 99 kmE
- Ameland Island 95 kmNE
- Habana Beach Beach 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oosterkerk Attraction, Hoorn Municipality8.7 km SW -
Westfries Museum Museum, Hoorn Municipality9 km SW -
Kasteel Radboud Historic site, Medemblik Municipality10 km N -
De Ven Landmark, Gemeente Enkhuizen10 km NE -
Edam Fort Historic site, Edam-Volendam20 km S
Sources & licences
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