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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.7657,Lat: 51.1574
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	20:54:05pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oostende
Name Commune	Middelkerke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lombardsijde	1.1 km	SouthWest
2 Westende-Bad	1.8 km	NorthEast
3 Jachthavenwijk	2.8 km	SouthWest
4 Sint-Joris	3.1 km	South
5 Nieuwpoort	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	117 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	200 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	201 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Westende lies at the North Sea (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 18.9 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 17.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 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
Duinen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 124 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 8.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.3 km2

2.4%

Wet nature

3.1 km2

5.9%

Agriculture

32.3 km2

60.7%

Urban area

10 km2

18.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

1.3 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Westende in country Belgium

Westende at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	33 km	East
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	75 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	95 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin.	BE	0.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Westende
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nieuwpoort

Type of weather in Nieuwpoort	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam