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Delve into Makkum
Makkum in Gemeente Midden-Drenthe (Provincie Drenthe) is located in Netherlands about 76 mi (or 123 km) north-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital town.
Current time in Makkum is now 02:16 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports close to Makkum, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Eelde Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), North. 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 Schokland and Surroundings in a distance of 35 mi (or 56 km), South-West. We encountered 5 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Assen, Laar, Wielen, Groningen and Emlichheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
Morning Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 53% |
Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ruyghe Venne
De Woudzoom
Van der Valk Hotel Spier-Dwingeloo
Abdij de Westerburcht
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Station Beilen, intercity(Regiorunner) passeert links, wisselstoring?
Een kort bezoek aan station Beilen. Alle treinen rijden via spoor 2, in beide richtingen, is er een wisselstoring?
Videoschouwlocomotief station Beilen
videoschouwloc maakt heel snel foto,s onder het rijden ,kijken of het spoor evt, vervangen moet worden.
Koplopers en Regiorunners in station Beilen ( Drenthe)
Een bezoekje aan Beilen, even naar het station. Het vreemde was, alle treinen werden via spoor 2 geleid. Ik heb deze video gemaakt met het videobewerkingsprogramma van YouTube ...
Finale Playbackshow 2013 - G.A. de Ridderschool - Nicci - Hallo Wereld
Nicci als Kinderen voor Kinderen met Hallo Wereld in de Finale Playbackshow 2013 van de G.A. de Ridderschool, Beilen.
Oudejaarsdag 2014
Traditie getrouw doet WesterhaarDigitaal een rondje door Westerhaar om vast te leggen wat er zoal gebeurt in het dorp, ook dit jaar hebben we dat gedaan.
Beta test of the S2000 converter hardware
This is the beta version of the hard- and firmware of my homebrew S2000 signal converter which is able to translate old honda VSS and ECT signals to S2000 spec. signals. Please notice the...
Autobedrijf Huisman biedt aan; Volvo V50 Sport Edition II
Heerlijk volle auto met opties te over en een heerlijke stille dieselmotor/leer/clima/telefoon!! - Created with AquaSoft SlideShow for YouTube: http://www.aquasoft.net.
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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.
Beilen
Beilen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km south of Assen. The old Reformed church is the only really old building; a huge fire destroyed the major part of Beilen in 1820. Beilen has a railway station - Beilen railway station. The biggest employers in Beilen are the former DOMO milkpowder factory and the psychiatric hospital GGZ Drenthe and there is a big distribution centre of Jumbo supermarkten.
1975 Dutch train hostage crisis
On December 2, 1975, seven South Moluccan terrorists seized a train with about 50 passengers on board in open countryside near the village of Wijster, halfway between Hoogeveen and Beilen in the northern part of the Netherlands. The hijacking lasted for 12 days and three hostages were killed. The attackers came from a village where a few years later a primary school was seized. The attackers hid their weapons disguised as presents for the Sinterklaas holiday on December 5.
Molen van Makkum
The Molen van Makkum is a smock mill at Makkum, Drenthe, the Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 8889.