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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8524,Lat: 50.9528
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	3:37:33am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Diksmuide
Name Commune	Houthulst

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Noordschote	3 km	West
2 Bikschote	3.1 km	South
3 Reninge	4.5 km	West
4 Jonkershove	4.5 km	EastNorthEast
5 Zuidschote	4.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	106 km	East
2 London	England	211 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	212 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 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 3.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 15.5 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 88%, low location: 12%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 115 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

74.2 km2

94.5%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.5%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merkem in country Belgium

Merkem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	39 km	NorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	54 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	73 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ijzervallei	BE	0.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Houthulst

Type of weather in Houthulst	clear sky
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam