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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2134,Lat: 51.1467
Elevation	35 meter above sea level
Local time	20:45:09pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Balen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Asdonk	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Gerheide	2.8 km	North
3 Stotert	3.1 km	SouthWest
4 Germeer	3.2 km	West
5 Strooien Dorp	3.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	69 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	138 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	183 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 71 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Oude Zandput (1.5 km² at a distance of 8.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 12.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.9 km2

12.6%

Nature

4.5 km2

5.7%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

42.3 km2

53.8%

Urban area

20.2 km2

25.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schoorheide in country Belgium

Schoorheide at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	53 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	58 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	66 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor.	BE	0.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balen

Type of weather in Balen	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam