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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3719,Lat: 51.0313
Elevation	64 meter above sea level
Local time	4:01:27am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Maaseik
Name Commune	Houthalen-Helchteren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tenhout	1.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Molenberg	2 km	SouthEast
3 Lillo	2.1 km	NorthWest
4 Helchteren	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Zolder	4.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	74 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	153 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	167 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 86 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 16 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. 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 47 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.6 km2

25%

Nature

7.8 km2

10%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

20.1 km2

25.5%

Urban area

29.6 km2

37.6%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Houthalen in country Belgium

Houthalen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	58 km	EastSouthEast
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	63 km	West
3 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	69 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mangelbeek en heide- en vengebieden tussen Houthalen en Gruitrode	BE	1.2 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Houthalen

Type of weather in Houthalen	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam