Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Friesland
• Level 2: Gemeente Achtkarspelen

Current local time in Buitenpost:

05:33 PM, Tuesday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Buitenpost on map:^[1]

Buitenpost GPS coordinates^[2]

53° 15' 5.976" North, 6° 8' 41.388" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	53.67028°,	5.44171°
Center:	53.25166°,	6.14483°
Lower-right:	52.82891°,	6.84796°
Map W x H:	93.6×93.5 km	= 58.2×58.1mi

max Lat:	53.48025°   ⇑4.1% North
Buitenpost:	53.25166°
min Lat:	⇓95.9% South 50.76917°

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min Long	Buitenpost	max Long
3.38611°	6.14483°	7.16528°
W 81.5%⇐		⇒18.5% E

Elevation

Elevation of Buitenpost is 3 m = 10 ft, and this is 12 m = 39 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	203 m = 666 ft	65.8%
Avg.	15 m = 49 ft
Buitenpost	3 m = 10 ft
Min E:	-6 m = -20 ft	34.2%

See also: Netherlands elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Buitenpost is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1480.1 km =919.7 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Buitenpost
North Pole	4086	2538.9	to North
Arctic Circle	1480.1	919.7	to North
Tropic Cancer	3315.1	2059.9	to South
Equator	5921	3679.1	to South

Nearby cities:

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

• Augustinusga 3.9 km =2.4 mi, 163°
• Burum 6.1 km =3.8 mi, 66°
• De Westereen 7.2 km =4.5 mi, 274°
• Drogeham 5.9 km =3.7 mi, 201°
• Gerkesklooster 4.2 km =2.6 mi, 111°
• Jistrum 6.8 km =4.2 mi, 229°
• Kollum 2.9 km =1.8 mi, 10°
• Kollumerzwaag 4.8 km =3 mi, 284°
• Kootstertille 5.6 km =3.5 mi, 218°
• Oudwoude 3.9 km =2.4 mi, 329°
• Surhuisterveen 7.6 km =4.7 mi, 167°
• Surhuizum 5.7 km =3.5 mi, 155°
• Twijzel 4.3 km =2.7 mi, 238°
• Twijzelerheide 6.7 km =4.2 mi, 258°
• Zwagerbosch 6.5 km =4 mi, 266°