Houkesleat
Houkesleat is in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. Houkesleat is situated nearby to the shipyard Middelzee Motoren, as well as near Zeilcentrum de Friese Meren.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westpolderbrêge and Waterpoort.
Westpolderbrêge
Bridge
Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westpolderbrêge is a bridge, which is situated 1 km southwest of Houkesleat.
Waterpoort
City gate
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Waterpoort or Hoogendster Pijp is a water gate, a gate in a defensive wall that connects a city to a waterway. It is situated in Sneek, the Netherlands. Waterpoort is situated 3 km west of Houkesleat.
Fries Scheepvaart Museum
Museum
Photo: Condor3d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fries Scheepvaart Museum is a maritime museum in the Kleinzand area of Sneek, Netherlands. Located in the province of Friesland, it contains a library, film viewing room, and focuses on local seafaring life. Fries Scheepvaart Museum is situated 2½ km northwest of Houkesleat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oppenhuizen and Offingawier.
Oppenhuizen
Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oppenhuizen is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,065 in January 2017. Oppenhuizen and adjacent Uitwellingerga are "twin villages" together referred to as Top and Twel.
Offingawier
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Offingawier is a neighbourhood of Sneek and former village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 205 in January 2017.
Uitwellingerga
Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uitwellingerga is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 355 in January 2017. Uitwellingerga and adjacent Oppenhuizen are "twin villages" together referred to as Top and Twel.
Houkesleat
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.01992° or 53° 1′ 12″ northLongitude
5.69727° or 5° 41′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9F572M9W+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 95026776OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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