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Historic site

Mouse Fort

Located in Gooise Meren, North Holland Coordinates: 52°19′46″ N 5°04′20″ E

Mouse Fort
Marion Golsteijn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Muiden
0.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation
0 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol21 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport60 km

About Mouse Fort

Mouse Fort is a historic site. Location: Gooise Meren, North Holland.

From Wikipedia

Mouse Fort (Dutch: Muizenfort) is a Dutch fort in Muiden. The fort is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam, the UNESCO World Heritage site that consists of a set of forts around the city of Amsterdam. The fort is made of masonry and covered with sand on the east side. The fort has nine casemates, of which the two artillery casemates with three embrasures each, are the most important. From here, the bridges, dike, and channel could be attacked.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Rijksmonument, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Mouse Fort

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 Mouse Fort
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 Mouse Fort

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 21 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Almere Stad, 11 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 21 kmwest
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 60 kmsouthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 100 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 11 kmnortheast
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 13 kmwest
  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 26 kmwest
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 27 kmsouth

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

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