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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4746,Lat: 51.0199
Elevation	78 meter above sea level
Local time	19:08:29pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Maaseik
Name Commune	Houthalen-Helchteren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Waterschei	3.9 km	SouthEast
2 Nieuwe Kempen	4.7 km	East
3 Molenberg	5.6 km	West
4 Tenhout	5.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Termolen	5.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	81 km	West
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	156 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	164 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 93 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 22.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21 km2

26.7%

Nature

17 km2

21.6%

Wet nature

4.4 km2

5.6%

Agriculture

12.3 km2

15.6%

Urban area

19.9 km2

25.4%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Houthalen-Oost in country Belgium

Houthalen-Oost at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	51 km	SouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	65 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	70 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleien van de Laambeek, Zonderikbeek, Slangebeek en Roosterbeek met vijvergebieden.	BE	0.3 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Limburg Province

Type of weather in Limburg Province	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam