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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.0588,Lat: 51.1724
Elevation	9 meter above sea level
Local time	10:33:17am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Brugge
Name Commune	Jabbeke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zerkegem	1 km	SouthEast
2 Bekegem	1.7 km	SouthWest
3 Ettelgem	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
4 Roksem	2.2 km	West
5 Jabbeke	2.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	98 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	184 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	221 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 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 25.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 80%, low location: 20%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 104 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 14 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.4 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

62.1 km2

79%

Urban area

12.2 km2

15.5%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Molenhoek in country Belgium

Molenhoek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	12 km	EastNorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	67 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	86 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Poldercomplex	BE	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jabbeke

Type of weather in Jabbeke	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam