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General information - Location

CountryBelgium
Location in country East
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 5.3074,Lat: 50.8756 marker
Elevation38 meter above sea level
Local time10:48:42am
Name province/regionRégionVlaams Gewest
Name ProvinceLimburg
Name ArrondissementTongeren
Name CommuneAlken

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Meerdegat1.1 km NorthNorthEast
2 Snoek1.2 km South
3 Wolfe1.6 km SouthWest
4 Sint-Joris2.2 km West
5 Sint-Lambrechts-Herk2.6 km North

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 BrusselBelgium67 km West
2 Luxembourg   Luxembourg153 km SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam   Netherlands169 km North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 91 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km2 at a distance of 14.1 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 28 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   1.9 km2 
 2.5% 
 Agriculture   51.9 km2 
 66% 
 Urban area   24.7 km2 
 31.5% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Alken in country Belgium


Alken at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral Germany56 km EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of EuropeAustria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland58 km SouthEast
3 Flemish BéguinagesBelgium61 km WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van HaspengouwBE1.2 km NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Alken

Type of weather in Alkenovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 6.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: South West
Air pressure: 993 mb
Humidity: 81 %
Daylength at 29 March 2024:12 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:06 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Alken - BE (longitude: 5.3074, latitude: 50.8756)
Distance weather station to place (direction WNW): 0 Kilometers

13:00
12 degrees
995 mbar
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16:00
9 degrees
997 mbar
light rainweericoon
19:00
9 degrees
998 mbar
light rainweericoon
22:00
9 degrees
998 mbar
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1:00
8 degrees
996 mbar
light rainweericoon
4:00
9 degrees
995 mbar
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7:00
14 degrees
994 mbar
light rainweericoon
10:00
18 degrees
994 mbar
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