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11 Dec

Trivia Time #2

Posted 11 December 2007 by Jeff in Amstelveen, Netherlands, Trivia.

I’ve been meaning to make these trivia posts more frequently, but I’m lazy and forgetful. (Did you notice I didn’t post at all in October? You should have. I mentioned it in November.)

Anyways, for Trivia Time #2 we’re going to talk about fall weather, location and daylight.

Fall Weather

In the fall, it rains. A lot. Not torrential rains or constant down pours, though that happens, but more light rain and drizzle. It’s overcast most of the time, too. It’s a lot like Ohio, but not as crazy. Where in Ohio it’ll go from 40°F to 65°F to 38°F over the course of 3 days, in Amstelveen it’ll go from 6°C & overcast to 7°C & sunny to 7°C.

Location

On the globe, Amstelveen is located:

Altitude: -4m (-16') 1
Latitude: 52° 17' 60N (52.3000)
Longitude: 4° 52' 0E (4.8667)

Latitudinally (yes, that’s a word), Amstelveen is roughly the same as Berlin, Germany; Shannon, Ireland; Warsaw, Poland; and Birmingham, England. Longitudinally (yup, this is also a word), Amstelveen is roughly even with Brussels, Belgium and Lyon, France.

In comparison, Columbus, OH is located:

Altitude: 234m (770')
Latitude: 39° 57' 40N (39.9611)
Longitude: 82° 59' 56W (-82.9989)

Daylight

Because Amstelveen is ~12.5°N of Columbus, in the summer we enjoy more sunlight. However, as expected, we get less in the winter. A comparison2 of the longest and shortest days of the year reveals:

Amstelveen, NL Columbus, OH
June 21, 2007 Dec 22, 2007 June 21, 2007 Dec 22, 2007
Sunrise 05:17 08:47 06:03 07:50
Sunset 22:05 16:27 21:04 17:09
Sunlight 16h 48m 7h 40m 15h 1m 9h 19m

And that concludes today’s lesson on fall weather, location and daylight. Next time, we’ll be talking about recycling, marijuana laws and booze.3

1. Yes, that’s a -4m (-16') for altitude. Below sea level. When global warming melts the ice caps and raises the oceans, this place will probably be underwater baring some great engineering achievements. ↩

2. Information found at sunrisesunset.com ↩

3. I’m pretty lazy, as you can tell from the length of time between each of the trivia posts thus far, so don’t think that I’ve actually planned out the next Trivia Time post. Those might be the topics or they might not. (Ooh, suspense!) You’ll have to come back to see for yourself. ↩

One response to this post.

  1. Posted by Ken on 12 December 2007 at 08:09

    Sweet trivia, I noticed that a comparison of the longest and shortest days of the year reveals: you’re a tool.

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