Berkmeer
Located in Koggenland Municipality, North Holland Coordinates: 52°41′15″ N 4°54′10″ E
- Elevation
- -1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol43 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport87 km
About Berkmeer
Berkmeer is a village. Location: Koggenland Municipality, North Holland. Elevation: -1 m.
Berkmeer is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 5 km east of Heerhugowaard. The hamlet was first mentioned around 1631 as De Berck meer, and refers to the lake which was poldered in 1636. The name means "birch lake". Berkmeer does not have place name signs. On 28 January 1256, William II of Holland fell through the ice at Berkmeer and was killed by the locals. Berkmeer was home to 141 people in 1840.
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Climate of Berkmeer
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 96 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (96 mm)
- Driest month
- April (42 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° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 45 | 59 | 42 | 49 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 81 |
How to get to Berkmeer
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 27 km to the south.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 43 kmsouth
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 87 kmsouth
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 123 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 27 kmsouth
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 35 kmsouth
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 39 kmsouthwest
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 41 kmsoutheast
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 45 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Berkmeer
Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 67 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km14 places
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 23 kmNW
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 20 kmNW
- Strandslag Petten Beach 19 kmNW
- Strandslag Groote Keeten Beach 24 kmNW
25–60 km78 places
- Texel Island 44 kmN
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 27 kmNW
- Onrust Beach 36 kmN
- Strandslag Julianadorp Beach 27 kmNW
60–100 km111 places
- IJsselmonde Island 95 kmS
- Putjensberg Mountain 81 kmSE
- Habana Beach Beach 83 kmSW
- Eiland van Brienenoord Island 91 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oosterkerk Attraction, Hoorn Municipality12 km SE -
Westfries Museum Museum, Hoorn Municipality12 km SE -
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar Museum, Alkmaar Municipality12 km SW -
Kasteel Radboud Historic site, Medemblik Municipality17 km NE -
Police Custody Camp Schoorl Historic site, Bergen13 km W -
Baaknol Mountain, Bergen16 km W
Sources & licences
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