Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Groningen
• Level 2: Westerkwartier

Current local time in Grootegast:

01:57 AM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Grootegast on map:^[1]

Grootegast GPS coordinates^[2]

53° 12' 45" North, 6° 16' 24.996" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	53.6315°,	5.57048°
Center:	53.2125°,	6.27361°
Lower-right:	52.78936°,	6.97673°
Map W x H:	93.6×93.6 km	= 58.2×58.2mi

max Lat:	53.48025°   ⇑6.2% North
Grootegast:	53.2125°
min Lat:	⇓93.8% South 50.76917°

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min Long	Grootegast	max Long
3.38611°	6.27361°	7.16528°
W 85%⇐		⇒15% E

Elevation

Elevation of Grootegast is 2 m = 7 ft, and this is 13 m = 43 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	203 m = 666 ft	74.9%
Avg.	15 m = 49 ft
Grootegast	2 m = 7 ft
Min E:	-6 m = -20 ft	25.1%

See also: Netherlands elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Grootegast is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1484.5 km =922.4 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Grootegast
North Pole	4090.4	2541.7	to North
Arctic Circle	1484.5	922.4	to North
Tropic Cancer	3310.8	2057.2	to South
Equator	5916.7	3676.5	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Grootegast: (largest is in red/bold)

• Augustinusga 7.5 km =4.7 mi, 274°
• Burum 7.4 km =4.6 mi, 336°
• Doezum 2.1 km =1.3 mi, 232°
• Gerkesklooster 5.4 km =3.4 mi, 301°
• Grijpskerk 6 km =3.7 mi, 22°
• Kornhorn 4 km =2.5 mi, 210°
• Leek 8.8 km =5.5 mi, 129°
• Lutjegast 2.6 km =1.6 mi, 337°
• Marum 7.6 km =4.7 mi, 185°
• Niebert 6.8 km =4.2 mi, 147°
• Niekerk 5.5 km =3.4 mi, 75°
• Nuis 7.2 km =4.5 mi, 162°
• Oldekerk 4.5 km =2.8 mi, 80°
• Surhuisterveen 7.5 km =4.7 mi, 245°
• Surhuizum 6.3 km =3.9 mi, 262°