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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6687,Lat: 51.0829
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	0:56:43am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Berlaar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Melkouwen	1.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Heist-Station	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Beerzel	2.8 km	South
4 Dries	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Isschot	3.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	34 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	145 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	194 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 km (direction NorthWest).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 15.7 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 35.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 48%, low location: 52%, 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 24 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 19 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

49.2 km2

62.6%

Urban area

27.3 km2

34.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Heikant in country Belgium

Heikant at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	15 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	24 km	NorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	33 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	6 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boonmerkt

Type of weather in Boonmerkt	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam