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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5623,Lat: 51.0979
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	10:21:39am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Duffel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mijlstraat	0.6 km	SouthWest
2 Sterreke	2.9 km	SouthEast
3 Koningshooikt	3.4 km	East
4 Lier	3.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Sint-Katelijne-Waver	3.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	32 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	144 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	200 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 36 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 9.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 82%, low location: 18%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 23 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 12 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

52.8 km2

67.2%

Urban area

21.6 km2

27.5%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blauwe-Hoek in country Belgium

Blauwe-Hoek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	9.7 km	SouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	18 km	NorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	31 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	1.5 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Duffel

Type of weather in Duffel	few clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam