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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8574,Lat: 51.1683
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	16:26:24pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Wachtebeke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Walderdonk	0.8 km	NorthWest
2 Langelede	2.3 km	North
3 Sint-Kruis-Winkel	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Mendonk	3.5 km	SouthWest
5 Zaffelare	4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	50 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	152 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	237 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 9.9 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 4.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.7 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 92%, low location: 8%, 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 53 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 42 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.4 km2

6.9%

Nature

2.4 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

51.3 km2

65.3%

Urban area

14.4 km2

18.4%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wachtebeke in country Belgium

Wachtebeke 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	38 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	44 km	West
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	46 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	1.8 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wachtebeke

Type of weather in Wachtebeke	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:09 Europe/Amsterdam