Ter Heijde
Located in Westland Municipality, South Holland Coordinates: 52°01′48″ N 4°10′05″ E
- Population
- 705
- 705
- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport20 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol51 km
About Ter Heijde
Ter Heijde is a village. Location: Westland Municipality, South Holland. Population: 705. Elevation: 4 m.
Ter Heijde is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 6 km southwest of The Hague. The area "Ter Heijde", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 690, mostly elderly people. Ter Heijde is a popular beach-resort. It has a lifeboat station of the KNRM, the Dutch equivalent of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Ter Heijde is known for the Battle of Ter Heijde (also known as The Battle of Scheveningen).
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At a glance
- Area
- 46 ha
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Ter Heijde
Climate of Ter Heijde
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 98 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (98 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 50 | 64 | 46 | 49 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 80 |
How to get to Ter Heijde
The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is The Hague, 10 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 20 kmsoutheast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 51 kmnortheast
- Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 96 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- The Hague Population: 474.3K 10 kmnortheast
- Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 23 kmeast
- Rotterdam Population: 868.1K 24 kmsoutheast
- Leiden Population: 119.7K 26 kmnortheast
- Dordrecht Population: 119.3K 43 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ter Heijde
Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 57 natural sites, 114 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km13 places
- Habana Beach Beach 6 kmNE
- Badstrand Rockanje Beach 20 kmSW
- Hoek van Holland Natural site 7 kmSW
- Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 10 kmNE
25–60 km31 places
- IJsselmonde Island 30 kmSE
- Zoom River 59 kmS
- Ouddorp Beach Beach 30 kmSW
- Eiland van Brienenoord Island 29 kmSE
60–100 km301 places
- Knokke-Strand Beach 97 kmSW
- Het Eiland Island 92 kmS
- Putse Moer Lake 74 kmS
- Stappensven Lake 72 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Habana Beach Beach, Gemeente Den Haag5.6 km NE
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Hoek van Holland Fort Historic site, Rotterdam Municipality6.5 km SW -
Hoek van Holland Natural site, Rotterdam Municipality6.7 km SW
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Museon Museum, Gemeente Den Haag10 km NE -
GEM Museum, Gemeente Den Haag10 km NE -
Escher Museum Museum, Gemeente Den Haag12 km NE
Sources & licences
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