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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3731,Lat: 51.1033
Elevation	65 meter above sea level
Local time	18:53:04pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Maaseik
Name Commune	Hechtel-Eksel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hechtel	2.5 km	North
2 Wijchmaal	4.2 km	NorthEast
3 Locht	4.6 km	North
4 Sonnis	4.9 km	SouthEast
5 Linde	5.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	77 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	145 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	175 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 83 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 Oude Zandput (1.5 km² at a distance of 19.5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 17.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 39 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.7 km2

25%

Nature

13.9 km2

17.6%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

30.6 km2

38.9%

Urban area

10.7 km2

13.7%

Rock-Sand

3.4 km2

4.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hoef in country Belgium

Hoef at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	62 km	SouthEast
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	64 km	West
3 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	69 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Militair domein en vallei van de Zwarte Beek	BE	0.4 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Helchteren

Type of weather in Helchteren	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam