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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8746,Lat: 50.8552
Elevation	63 meter above sea level
Local time	17:28:52pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Boutersem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Malendries	1.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Groenendries	1.6 km	East
3 Binkom	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Hoogbutsel	2.1 km	SouthWest
5 Roosbeek	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	37 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	165 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	169 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 70 km (direction NorthWest).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 21.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 51.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 73 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 28 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.2 km2

5.3%

Agriculture

55.7 km2

70.9%

Urban area

17.9 km2

22.7%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kerkom in country Belgium

Kerkom at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stoclet House	Belgium	32 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	34 km	NorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	36 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleien van de Winge en de Motte met valleihellingen.	BE	1.8 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hoogbutsel

Type of weather in Hoogbutsel	moderate rain
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:09 Europe/Amsterdam