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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.7788,Lat: 51.1305
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	0:47:36am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Veurne
Name Commune	Nieuwpoort

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nieuwpoort	1.9 km	West
2 Lombardsijde	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Ramskapelle	2.6 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Mannekensvere	2.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Westende	3.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	115 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	201 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	202 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 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 15.8 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 16.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 97%, low location: 3%, 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 122 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 9.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.1 km2

1.5%

Wet nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

59.4 km2

77.3%

Urban area

8.5 km2

11%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Rock-Sand

0.9 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sint-Joris in country Belgium

Sint-Joris at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	32 km	East
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	73 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	92 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin.	BE	1.4 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nieuwpoort

Type of weather in Nieuwpoort	mist
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam