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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7824,Lat: 51.1741
Elevation	9 meter above sea level
Local time	13:16:44pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Grobbendonk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lange Heuvel	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Bouwel	2.8 km	West
3 Vorselaar	3.2 km	North
4 Molekens	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Herentals	3.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	47 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	134 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	199 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Miramar (0.8 km² at a distance of 24 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26.2 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 41%, low location: 59%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 37 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 23 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.3 km2

19.4%

Agriculture

33.2 km2

42.3%

Urban area

27.6 km2

35.2%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Meerhoeven in country Belgium

Meerhoeven at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	27 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	27 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	46 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleigebied van de Kleine Nete met brongebieden, moerassen en heiden	BE	0.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Herentals

Type of weather in Herentals	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam