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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9912,Lat: 51.1583
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	20:50:28pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oostende
Name Commune	Gistel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gistel	1.7 km	West
2 Westkerke	1.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 Kruiskalsijde	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Roksem	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Moerdijk	3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	102 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	189 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	217 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 10 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 21.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 29.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 97%, low location: 3%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Polders

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 109 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 10 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

63.2 km2

80.6%

Urban area

14.3 km2

18.3%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Meerlaan in country Belgium

Meerlaan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	17 km	EastNorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	68 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	87 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Polders	BE	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gistel

Type of weather in Gistel	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam