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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5355,Lat: 51.195
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	9:43:58am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Eeklo
Name Commune	Eeklo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Broeken	0.8 km	South
2 Balgerhoeke	1.8 km	NorthWest
3 Eeklo	2.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Boterhoek	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Veldekes	2.9 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	69 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	161 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	254 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 21 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 12.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 5.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 84%, low location: 16%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 74 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 47 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

59.6 km2

75.8%

Urban area

16.7 km2

21.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Galgenakker in country Belgium

Galgenakker at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	22 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	60 km	East
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	66 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Eeklo

Type of weather in Eeklo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam