Ham Fort
Located in Uitgeest Municipality, North Holland Coordinates: 52°30′08″ N 4°44′08″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol22 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport64 km
About Ham Fort
Ham Fort is a historic site. Location: Uitgeest Municipality, North Holland.
The Fort along Den Ham is a fort that is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Stelling van Amsterdam. It's located along the railroad from Uitgeest to Krommenie. The earthen walls date from 1896, the fort itself was finished in 1903. The fort was only used very briefly, during the First World War.
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Photos of Ham Fort
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Climate of Ham Fort
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 97 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (100 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 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) | 68 | 47 | 61 | 42 | 48 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 90 | 100 | 97 | 83 |
How to get to Ham Fort
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zaanstad, 8 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 22 kmsouth
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 64 kmsouth
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 125 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 8 kmsoutheast
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 15 kmsouthwest
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 18 kmsoutheast
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 22 kmsouth
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 36 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ham Fort
Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 67 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km58 places
- De Kruisberg Mountain 8 kmW
- Baaknol Mountain 24 kmN
- Obrechtkerk Attraction 19 kmSE
- Noorderkerk Attraction 17 kmSE
25–60 km56 places
- Habana Beach Beach 60 kmSW
- Strandslag Zandloper Beach 44 kmN
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 39 kmN
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 33 kmN
60–100 km95 places
- IJsselmonde Island 72 kmS
- Texel Island 65 kmN
- Putjensberg Mountain 86 kmE
- Ouddorp Beach Beach 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Frans Hals Museum Museum, Gemeente Haarlem16 km SW -
Teylers Museum Museum, Gemeente Haarlem15 km SW -
Westerkerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam17 km SE -
Het Schip Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam16 km SE -
Van Gogh Museum Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam19 km SE -
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam19 km SE -
Anne Frank House Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam17 km SE -
Oude Kerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam18 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Krommenie Town, Gemeente Zaanstad1.9 km E -
Uitgeest Town, Uitgeest Municipality3.5 km NW
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Langeheit Village, Gemeente Zaanstad1.9 km SE
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Assendelft Town, Gemeente Zaanstad3.8 km S
Sources & licences
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