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Dirkshorn

Located in Schagen Municipality, North Holland Coordinates: 52°45′00″ N 4°46′30″ E

Map showing the location of Dirkshorn Dirkshorn
Location in The Netherlands
Population
1,690
1.7K
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 Schiphol49 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport91 km

About Dirkshorn

Dirkshorn is a village. Location: Schagen Municipality, North Holland. Population: 1,690. Elevation: 2 m.

From Wikipedia

Dirkshorn (West Frisian: Durkshorn) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 9 km north of Heerhugowaard. The village was first mentioned in 1573 as Dierickshorn, and means "corner of Dierick (person)". Dirkshorn is a dike village which developed in the Late Middle Ages. The Dutch Reformed church is a Gothic Revival church which was built in 1868 to replace the 1659 church.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Dirkshorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (99 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).

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Climate of Dirkshorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°11°16°18°20°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)684658424859626393969980

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dirkshorn

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 33 km to the south.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 49 kmsouth
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 91 kmsouth
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 128 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 33 kmsouth
  • Haarlem Population: 162.5K 42 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 43 kmsouth
  • Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 50 kmsouth
  • Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 52 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Dirkshorn

Within 100 km: 114 historic and cultural sites, 54 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Strandslag Zandloper Beach 17 kmN
  • Strandslag Voordijk Beach 12 kmNW
  • Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 9 kmNW
  • Strandslag Petten Beach 9 kmW

25–60 km68 places

  • Texel Island 37 kmN
  • Onrust Beach 27 kmN
  • Ockesnol Mountain 33 kmN
  • Eikenberg Mountain 58 kmSE

60–100 km98 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 100 kmS
  • Putjensberg Mountain 92 kmSE
  • Habana Beach Beach 85 kmSW
  • Eiland van Brienenoord Island 96 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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