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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9614,Lat: 50.8535
Elevation	50 meter above sea level
Local time	17:16:49pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Ieper
Name Commune	Zonnebeke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zandberg	1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Frezenberg	1.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Veldhoek	2.1 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Zonnebeke	2.8 km	NorthEast
5 Geluveld	3.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	98 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	216 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	221 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 37 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 17.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 9.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.5 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 107 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.8 km2

4.8%

Agriculture

62.7 km2

79.7%

Urban area

11 km2

14%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Westhoek in country Belgium

Westhoek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	41 km	SouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	44 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	60 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Westvlaams Heuvelland	BE	1.2 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Zonnebeke

Type of weather in Zonnebeke	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam