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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3636,Lat: 51.086
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	19:53:09pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Boom

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ruisbroek	2.3 km	West
2 Willebroek	2.8 km	South
3 Sauvegarde	2.9 km	West
4 Predikherenvelden	3.1 km	NorthEast
5 Heindonk	3.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	27 km	South
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	148 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	207 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 31 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 Hazewinkel (0.7 km² at a distance of 1.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 71%, low location: 29%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 13 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.8 km2

6.1%

Nature

4.5 km2

5.7%

Agriculture

29.8 km2

37.9%

Urban area

31.4 km2

40%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

5.3 km2

6.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Boom in country Belgium

Boom at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	9.9 km	SouthEast
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	15 km	NorthNorthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	27 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent	BE	0.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Boom
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boom

Type of weather in Boom	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam