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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2877,Lat: 51.3458
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	6:33:40am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Brugge
Name Commune	Knokke-Heist

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Westkapelle	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Ramskapelle	4.3 km	SouthWest
3 Zeebrugge	5.5 km	West
4 Sint Anna ter Muiden	6.4 km	SouthEast
5 Retranchement	6.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	93 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	159 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	236 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Knokke-Heist lies at the North Sea (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Veerse Meer (22.2 km² at a distance of 34.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.4 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 95%, low location: 5%, The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Duinen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 97 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 34 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.1 km2

2.2%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.7%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

3.6%

Agriculture

29.3 km2

59%

Urban area

12 km2

24.1%

Infrastructure

2.1 km2

4.2%

Rock-Sand

1.8 km2

3.6%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Knokke-Heist in country Belgium

Knokke-Heist at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	16 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	79 km	EastSouthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	83 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin.	BE	0.3 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Knokke-Heist

Type of weather in Knokke-Heist	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam