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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.1013,Lat: 51.0655
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	15:09:07pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Brugge
Name Commune	Torhout

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Don Bosco	1.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Breskens	1.4 km	South
3 Goede Herder	1.5 km	SouthEast
4 Sint-Jozef-Arbeider	2.3 km	North
5 Maria Assumpta	2.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	91 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	191 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	226 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 23 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 20.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 99 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 22 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

57.7 km2

73.5%

Urban area

16.3 km2

20.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torhout in country Belgium

Torhout at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	18 km	NorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	55 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	74 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen, heiden en valleigebieden van zandig Vlaanderen: westelijk deel	BE	2.9 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Torhout

Type of weather in Torhout	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam