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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6286,Lat: 51.1391
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	14:13:35pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Nijlen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kessel-Station	1.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Emblem	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Molenhoek	3.2 km	South
4 Berlaar	3.2 km	SouthEast
5 Gestel	3.4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	38 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	139 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	201 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 35 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 Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 15.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 28.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 96%, low location: 4%, 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 Brussels Airport (at a distance of 28 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 13 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.5 km2

4.5%

Nature

1.5 km2

Agriculture

47.3 km2

60.2%

Urban area

23.8 km2

30.3%

Water - Lakes

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kessel in country Belgium

Kessel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	16 km	SouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	18 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	37 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	1 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Berlaar

Type of weather in Berlaar	few clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam