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General information - Location

CountryGermany
Location in country West
Location in EuropeCentral Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 7.3559,Lat: 50.9372 marker
Elevation243 meter above sea level
Local time14:26:18pm
Name province/regionNordrhein-Westfalen
Name SubregionKöln
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityRheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Name Overath

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Overath:Landwehr0.5 km WestNorthWest
2 Overath:Federath1.6 km EastNorthEast
3 Overath:Marialinden2.4 km West
4 Engelskirchen:Hintersteimel2.6 km NorthNorthEast
5 Much:Gerlinghausen2.9 km EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Luxembourg   Luxembourg172 km SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel   Belgium211 km West
3 Amsterdam   Netherlands234 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 222 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Lower - Ruhr, Lippe, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Wahnbachtalsperre (2.5 km2 at a height of around 123 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 83.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 117 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 31%, hill: 69%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
NR-338

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 17 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   28.7 km2 
 36.5% 
 Agriculture   44.3 km2 
 56.4% 
 Urban area   5.4 km2 
 6.8% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Lorkenhöhe in country Germany


Lorkenhöhe at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Cologne CathedralGermany28 km West
2 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at BrühlGermany34 km WestSouthWest
3 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in EssenGermany65 km NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
NaafbachtalDE0.5 km EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Falkemich

Type of weather in Falkemichclear sky weericoon
Current temperature: 16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: South South East
Air pressure: 1006 mb
Humidity: 52 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:45 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Falkemich - DE (longitude: 7.3559, latitude: 50.9372)
Distance weather station to place (direction NNO): 0 Kilometers

17:00
15 degrees
1006 mbar
light rainweericoon
20:00
11 degrees
1007 mbar
light rainweericoon
23:00
12 degrees
1007 mbar
light rainweericoon
2:00
10 degrees
1008 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
5:00
13 degrees
1008 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
8:00
14 degrees
1010 mbar
light rainweericoon
11:00
15 degrees
1011 mbar
light rainweericoon
14:00
16 degrees
1012 mbar
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