Schalkwijk
in Gemeente Houten of Provincie Utrecht, Netherlands
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (28 mi) - Rotterdam Airport (32 mi)
- Lelystad Airport (35 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (38 mi)
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Niederrhein Airport (49 mi) -
Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (64 mi) - De Kooy Airport (66 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (71 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (79 mi)
- Brussels Airport (81 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 6 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Dierenpark Amersfoort (zoo, (13 mi)
- Nieuwland (observation point, (17 mi)
- Sportiom (amusement park, (21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.995 and 5.188 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 59' 41" and E 5° 11' 15"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:12 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:10 am and 4:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Schalkwijk
Schalkwijk in Gemeente Houten (Provincie Utrecht) is a town in Netherlands about 29 mi (or 47 km) south-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
Current time in Schalkwijk is now 07:12 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Schalkwijk, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Netherlands is Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), North. We discovered 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Utrecht, 's-Hertogenbosch, Amsterdam, Lelystad and Haarlem. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 40 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 998 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
5°C (40 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Van der Valk Hotel Houten
Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht
Kasteel Kerckebosch
Postillion Hotel Utrecht-Bunnik
Bastion Hotel Utrecht
Economy Hotel
Videos from this area
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Bicycle trip: Beusichemseweg to Houten
Bicycle trip: Beusichemseweg to Houten, 20090906.
Straatspeeldag op de Cascademuur in Houten / 29 mei 2013
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Grontmij ALS #icebucketchallenge
Grontmij kantoor Houten doet de Ice Bucket Challenge en nomineert kantoor Alkmaar, Eindhoven en De Bilt om hetzelfde te doen. De Ice Bucket Challenge is bedoelt om aandacht te vragen voor de...
Veel jeugd op Buitenspeeldag op het Pronkmos / 12 juni 2013
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let's play simcity 5 - Stonehedge - #4 aliens invasion! (dutch)
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Dodenherdenking 4 mei 2008 (intercity Utrecht-Eindhoven)
Video van het moment dat de intercity van Utrecht Centraal naar Eindhoven enkele minuten stilstond voor dodenherdenking. De jongeren waren overigens braaf stil, er was slechts één ouder persoon...
tijdritten tour de schalkwijk 20-7-2014
let's play simcity 5 - Stonehedge - #3 Brand!!! (dutch)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Everdingen
Everdingen is a former municipality in the Netherlands. Together with Zijderveld and Hagestein, it has been part of Vianen municipality since 1986. It enjoys a strategic position on the Lekdijk to the south of the river Lek. The eastern limits of Everdingen are marked by the Diefdijk, which also marks the municipal and provincial boundaries. Fort Everdingen was built nearby during the 19th century as a part of the Hollandse Waterlinie.
't Goy
't Goy is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Houten, and lies about 5 km southeast of Houten. In 2001, the village of 't Goy had 170 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.04 km², and contained 70 residences. 't Goy is also home to the Netherlands' largest honey-glazed ham factory.
Schonauwen
Schonauwen is a former castle in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located on the southern outskirts of the town of Houten, surrounded by new buildings. Until the end of the 18th century, Schonauwen was a separate heerlijkheid (fiefdom). When the country was divided into municipalities by the French, Schonauwen was added to the municipality of Houten, but it became a separate municipality in 1818. In 1857 it was merged back into Houten.
Pothuizen
Pothuizen is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was located on the Lek river north of Culemborg, and stretched along the Lek dike on both sides of the Schalkwijkse Wetering. The area was part of the heerlijkheid of Schalkwijk, and later the municipality Schalkwijk, which became part of Houten in 1962. Around 1850, Pothuizen had about 140 inhabitants in 10 houses. The name "Pothuizen" appeared on topographical maps until the end of the 19th century.
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