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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6554,Lat: 51.0543
Elevation	78 meter above sea level
Local time	11:46:19am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Maaseik
Name Commune	Maaseik

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Opoeteren	1.7 km	North
2 Dorne	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Louwel	3.2 km	West
4 Neerglabbeek	4.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Neeroeteren	4.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	94 km	West
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	156 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	164 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 103 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Ringselven (0.8 km² at a distance of 19.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 7.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33 km2

42%

Agriculture

32.9 km2

41.8%

Urban area

11.8 km2

15%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of De Houw in country Belgium

De Houw at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	43 km	SouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	64 km	South
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	83 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bosbeekvallei en aangrenzende bos- en heidegebieden te As-Opglabbeek-Maaseik	BE	0.9 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Opglabbeek

Type of weather in Opglabbeek	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam