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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.097,Lat: 50.5501
Elevation	182 meter above sea level
Local time	3:42:54am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Liège
Name Arrondissement	Huy
Name Commune	Héron

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Boin	1.6 km	North
2 Lavoir	2 km	East
3 Waret-l'Évêque	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Halbôssâ	2.7 km	West
5 Couthuin	3.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	62 km	NorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	128 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	204 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 107 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 45 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 46.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 65 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 92%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Condroz

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 26 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.8 km2

10%

Agriculture

56.5 km2

71.9%

Urban area

13.6 km2

17.3%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Héron in country Belgium

Héron at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	55 km	East
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	58 km	NorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	60 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Burdinale	BE	1.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Héron

Type of weather in Héron	few clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam