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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.5431,Lat: 50.8853
Elevation	267 meter above sea level
Local time	15:36:29pm
Name province/region	Hessen
Name Subregion	Gießen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Name	Biedenkopf

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Biedenkopf:Kombach	1.4 km	SouthEast
2 Biedenkopf	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Dautphetal:Dautphe	3 km	South
4 Dautphetal:Buchenau (Lahn)	4.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Dautphetal:Silberg	4.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	223 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	295 km	West
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	302 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 280 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Medium - Nahe, Lahn, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Aartalsee (1 km² at a distance of 21.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 160.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 225 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 89%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Frankfurt am Main Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.3 km2

58.9%

Agriculture

24.7 km2

31.4%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Eckelshausen in country Germany

Eckelshausen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe	Germany	76 km	NorthEast
2 Upper Middle Rhine Valley	Germany	99 km	SouthWest
3 Messel Pit Fossil Site	Germany	109 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Obere Lahn und Wetschaft mit Nebengewässern	DE	0.1 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Eckelshausen

Type of weather in Eckelshausen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	45 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam