The map above is centered on Amsterdam, Netherlands, near Dam Square, with a default 10 km radius. Drag to move it, search for a different address, or change the radius and unit using the controls.
Amsterdam is built on a series of concentric canal rings around Dam Square, with the IJ waterway to the north. The city is small and dense, so radii here behave very predictably — distance roughly equals walking or cycling time, the way the city is usually navigated. Distances are measured from Dam Square (52.373° N, 4.892° E). Distances here are straight-line from Dam Square — the same way the radius map measures them.
Population figure: CBS (Statistics Netherlands), population of Amsterdam municipality at 31 December 2025.
Amsterdam is unusually compact — a 2 km radius from Dam Square already covers the historic canal ring (Grachtengordel) and the medieval centre, and a 10 km radius reaches across the city to Amsterdam Zuidoost (~9 km southeast) and Zaandam (~8 km northwest).
Also known as: Mokum, Venice of the North, A'dam, AMS, The Dam.
Coverage at common radii, including notable places that fall just outside the circle. Use these as a quick reference — check exact boundaries before relying on a circle for real-estate, retail, or service-area decisions.
Place locations: USGS GNIS and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Distances are straight-line (great-circle) from Dam Square, the same way the radius map measures them.
A 2 km radius from Dam Square covers the historic canal ring — the Grachtengordel — plus the Red Light District and the medieval city centre, and reaches north across the IJ toward Amsterdam Noord (~2.3 km northeast).
A 5 km radius covers the canal ring, Amsterdam Zuid (~3 km south), Amsterdam Noord (~2 km northeast) across the IJ, and reaches toward Diemen to the southeast.
A 10 km radius reaches Zaandam (~8 km northwest) and Amsterdam Zuidoost (~9 km southeast), along with Amsterdam Noord, Amsterdam Zuid, Diemen, and the inner harbour and surrounding districts.
A 25 km radius reaches Hoofddorp (~16 km southwest), Haarlem (~17 km west), and Almere (~22 km east), along with the inner Amsterdam districts and the towns immediately around the city.
A 50 km radius reaches southwest toward The Hague (~52 km, just outside), along with the towns and polderland immediately around Amsterdam and the inner districts.
City-specific scenarios where a radius is the right tool — and a sensible radius to start with.
Amsterdam is exceptionally compact — a 2 km radius covers the canal ring and the medieval centre. Draw a small radius from Dam Square to keep a central-Amsterdam rental search inside the historic core.
Suggested starting radius: 2 km for the canal ring
Amsterdam runs on bicycles, and a short radius is a quick way to picture the cycling distance across the city. A 5 km radius reaches Amsterdam Zuid and Diemen, while a 10 km radius stretches out to Zaandam and Amsterdam Zuidoost — check your own door-to-door time with the Drive Time Map.
Suggested starting radius: 5 km for a central bike commute
To picture the towns immediately around the city, a 25 km radius reaches Hoofddorp to the southwest, Haarlem to the west, and Almere to the east — useful for mapping service areas or delivery zones across the inner metro.
Suggested starting radius: 25 km for the inner metro
The Randstad is the urbanized horseshoe of Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, and The Hague. A 50 km radius from Amsterdam reaches southwest as far as The Hague (~52 km) — use the Drive Time Map to validate reach along the A2 and A4 motorways.
Suggested starting radius: 50 km for the northern Randstad
Local geography and infrastructure that change how a radius behaves here. Skipping these is the most common reason a radius decision goes sideways.
The IJ waterway runs east-west just north of central Amsterdam, separating the historic city from Amsterdam Noord (~2 km northeast). A radius covers Noord, but practical travel time is shaped by the water crossing.
Amsterdam's 17th-century canal ring is built as concentric semicircles around Dam Square. A radius drawn from the centre matches the city's natural geometry, so even a small radius neatly traces the historic rings outward from the Red Light District and the medieval core.
Because Amsterdam sits amid flat, evenly developed polderland, the surrounding towns land at tidy distances: Hoofddorp (~16 km southwest), Haarlem (~17 km west), and Almere (~22 km east) all sit within a 25 km radius, making the inner metro easy to map in a single ring.
A 5 km radius from Dam Square covers the canal ring, Amsterdam Zuid (~3 km south), Amsterdam Noord (~2 km northeast) across the IJ, and reaches toward Diemen (~6 km southeast).
A 10 km radius reaches Zaandam (~8 km northwest) and Amsterdam Zuidoost (~9 km southeast), along with Amsterdam Zuid, Amsterdam Noord, Diemen, and the inner harbour.
Yes. Haarlem sits about 17 km west of Dam Square and Almere about 22 km east, both comfortably inside a 25 km radius, along with Hoofddorp (~16 km southwest).
The Hague sits about 52 km southwest of Amsterdam — outside a 25 km radius but inside a 50 km one. Use the Drive Time Map to check travel time along the A4 motorway.
Amsterdam was built around a 17th-century canal ring designed to be walkable, and modern density and bicycle infrastructure preserved that compactness. A 2 km radius from Dam Square covers the canal ring and the medieval centre.
A 50 km radius from Amsterdam reaches southwest as far as The Hague (~52 km). Use the Drive Time Map to validate reach along the A2 and A4 motorways.