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Historic site

Dutch Fortress Museum

Located in Gooise Meren, North Holland Coordinates: 52°17′34″ N 5°09′36″ E

Dutch Fortress Museum
Helfmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Naarden
0.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol27 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport62 km

About Dutch Fortress Museum

Dutch Fortress Museum is a historic site. Location: Gooise Meren, North Holland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (27 km). Nearby sights include Eikenberg and Bait-ul-Afiyat.

At a glance

Official website
vestingmuseum.nl

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Dutch Fortress Museum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (87 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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Climate of Dutch Fortress Museum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°12°17°19°21°22°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)695265465870715980838782

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dutch Fortress Museum

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Almere Stad, 9 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 27 kmwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 62 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 9 kmnortheast
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 22 kmsoutheast
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 23 kmsouth
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 30 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Dutch Fortress Museum

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 119 natural sites, 41 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 11 kmS
  • Hoorneboeg Mountain 11 kmS
  • Galgenberg Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Eikenberg Mountain 4 kmNE

25–60 km80 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 58 kmE
  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 60 kmSE
  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 40 kmE
  • Waterplasberg Mountain 60 kmE

60–100 km156 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 65 kmSW
  • Texel Island 91 kmN
  • Gouverneurs Bos Natural site 98 kmS
  • Poppelsche Leij River 86 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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