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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1236,Lat: 51.2211
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	17:47:42pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Sint-Niklaas
Name Commune	Sint-Gillis-Waas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hoogeinde	2 km	SouthEast
2 Kalf	2.4 km	NorthWest
3 Sint-Pauwels	3.6 km	SouthWest
4 Vrouweneekhoek	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Kemzeke	3.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	45 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	139 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	229 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is De Vogel (0.7 km² at a distance of 14.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 4.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.7 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 94%, low location: 6%, 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 44 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 24 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

60.9 km2

77.6%

Urban area

14 km2

17.8%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sint-Gillis-Waas in country Belgium

Sint-Gillis-Waas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	19 km	East
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	32 km	SouthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	45 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	2.4 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sint-Gillis-Waas

Type of weather in Sint-Gillis-Waas	broken clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam