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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2083,Lat: 51.172
Elevation	33 meter above sea level
Local time	21:18:23pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Balen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wezel	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Balen	2.8 km	West
3 Schoorheide	2.8 km	South
4 Rijsbergdijk	2.9 km	NorthWest
5 Berkenbos	3.8 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	70 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	136 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	186 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 70 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Oude Zandput (1.5 km² at a distance of 5.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 33 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.1 km2

11.6%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

42.9 km2

54.6%

Urban area

22.1 km2

28.1%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gerheide in country Belgium

Gerheide at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	54 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	57 km	West
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	67 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor.	BE	0.4 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balen

Type of weather in Balen	light rain
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam