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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8213,Lat: 51.1196
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	3:39:11am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Herentals

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wiekevorst	2.2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Noorderwijk	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Bernum	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Voortkapel	3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Oosterwijk	3.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	45 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	140 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	192 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 km (direction NorthWest).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 23.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 41%, low location: 59%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. 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 34 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 26 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.3 km2

5.5%

Agriculture

50.7 km2

64.5%

Urban area

23 km2

29.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Morkhoven in country Belgium

Morkhoven at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	26 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	32 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	43 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleigebied van de Kleine Nete met brongebieden, moerassen en heiden	BE	6.4 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Olen

Type of weather in Olen	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam