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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5721,Lat: 50.981
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	17:16:22pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Boortmeerbeek

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Laar	1.4 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Meerbeekse Hoek	1.7 km	SouthWest
3 Hever	1.7 km	NorthWest
4 Lievekesbossen	1.9 km	West
5 Rijmenam	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	21 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	157 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	189 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 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 12.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 43.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 67%, low location: 33%, 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
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 11 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 24 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.7 km2

9.9%

Agriculture

39.2 km2

50%

Urban area

29.3 km2

37.2%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Boortmeerbeek in country Belgium

Boortmeerbeek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	8.9 km	NorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	20 km	SouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	21 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	0.6 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boortmeerbeek

Type of weather in Boortmeerbeek	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1035 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam