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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8213,Lat: 51.185
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	9:25:59am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oostende
Name Commune	Middelkerke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Middelkerke-Bad	0.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Wilskerke	1.4 km	EastSouthEast
3 Westende-Bad	3.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Raversijde	3.7 km	NorthEast
5 Slijpe	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	114 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	195 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	205 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Middelkerke lies at the North Sea (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 21.5 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 22 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 31 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
Polders

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 121 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 3.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.7 km2

1.5%

Wet nature

2.7 km2

5.5%

Agriculture

35.2 km2

73.3%

Urban area

5.3 km2

11%

Infrastructure

2 km2

4.1%

Rock-Sand

0.5 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Middelkerke in country Belgium

Middelkerke at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	28 km	East
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	76 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	95 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin.	BE	0.4 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Middelkerke
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Middelkerke

Type of weather in Middelkerke	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam