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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.6933,Lat: 50.7365
Elevation	291 meter above sea level
Local time	5:35:49am
Name province/region	Rheinland-Pfalz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Name	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Name	Racksen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Isert	1.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Volkerzen	1.7 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bruchertseifen	1.9 km	NorthEast
4 Seelbach bei Hamm (Sieg)	2.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Eichelhardt	2.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	168 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	236 km	West
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	266 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 251 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 Dreifelder Weiher (1 km² at a distance of 17.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 98.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 138 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 16%, hill: 84%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Mittelsiegbergland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.8 km2

34.1%

Agriculture

45.1 km2

57.4%

Urban area

6.6 km2

8.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Racksen in country Germany

Racksen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	56 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	57 km	WestNorthWest
3 Upper Middle Rhine Valley	Germany	63 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Nistertal und Kroppacher Schweiz	DE	1.7 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Racksen

Type of weather in Racksen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	05:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam