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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1173,Lat: 50.6797
Elevation	293 meter above sea level
Local time	19:47:46pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Liège
Name Arrondissement	Verviers
Name Commune	Raeren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Raeren	0.8 km	South
2 Neudorf	1.3 km	South
3 Schossent	2 km	SouthEast
4 Eynatten	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Todleger	3.4 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	119 km	South
2 Brussel	Belgium	126 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	207 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 151 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Stausee Eupen - Vesderstuwdam (1.1 km² at a distance of 5.6 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.7 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the German Belgian Dutch tripoint with a straight distance of 10.7 km (direction NorthWest).
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Weidestreek (Luik)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.8 km2

38%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

35.7 km2

45.4%

Urban area

11.8 km2

15%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Heck in country Belgium

Heck at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	11 km	North
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	27 km	SouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	58 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Osthertogenwald autour de Raeren	BE	1 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Honien Platz

Type of weather in Honien Platz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam