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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6178,Lat: 51.1511
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	1:41:51am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Nijlen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Emblem	1.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Kessel	1.5 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Bogaartsvelden	3 km	West
4 Broechem	3.6 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Lier	3.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	39 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	137 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	202 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 34 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 15.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 95%, low location: 5%, 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 29 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 12 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.5 km2

4.5%

Nature

1.5 km2

Agriculture

45.8 km2

58.3%

Urban area

25 km2

31.8%

Water - Lakes

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kessel-Station in country Belgium

Kessel-Station at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	17 km	SouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	17 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	38 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	0.6 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nijlen

Type of weather in Nijlen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam