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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9515,Lat: 50.9784
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	19:23:20pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Diksmuide
Name Commune	Houthulst

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Terrest	1.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Zwartegat	2.5 km	West
3 Jonkershove	3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Kongo	3.5 km	EastNorthEast
5 Klerken	3.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	100 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	205 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	217 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 25 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 8.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 22.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 32 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 26%, low location: 74%, 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 108 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.4 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

66.7 km2

85%

Urban area

10.4 km2

13.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Houthulst in country Belgium

Houthulst at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	32 km	NorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	52 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	71 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen, heiden en valleigebieden van zandig Vlaanderen: westelijk deel	BE	0.1 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Houthulst

Type of weather in Houthulst	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam