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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.447,Lat: 50.9594
Elevation	51 meter above sea level
Local time	22:14:15pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Genk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oud-Termien	2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bokrijk	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Rooiersheide	3.3 km	SouthWest
4 Dorpsheide	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Genk	3.8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	78 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	158 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	162 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 94 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 19.6 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 17 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 55 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.9 km2

17.7%

Nature

3.1 km2

Wet nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

16.2 km2

20.6%

Urban area

38.2 km2

48.7%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

4.3 km2

5.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Genkerheide in country Belgium

Genkerheide at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	49 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	69 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Maten	BE	0.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nieuwdak

Type of weather in Nieuwdak	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam