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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2591,Lat: 51.0153
Elevation	33 meter above sea level
Local time	18:12:25pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Tielt
Name Commune	Pittem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pittem	2.4 km	South
2 Ratte	3.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Koolskamp	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Zwevezele	4.1 km	NorthWest
5 Hille	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	79 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	189 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	238 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 33 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 29.8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: 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 87 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

67.7 km2

86.1%

Urban area

10 km2

12.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Egem in country Belgium

Egem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	22 km	North
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	46 km	South
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	65 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen, heiden en valleigebieden van zandig Vlaanderen: westelijk deel	BE	6.3 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pittem

Type of weather in Pittem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam