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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9667,Lat: 51.1565
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	23:49:47pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oostende
Name Commune	Gistel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kruiskalsijde	0.8 km	SouthWest
2 Meerlaan	1.7 km	East
3 Snaaskerke	2.9 km	NorthWest
4 Moerdijk	3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Westkerke	3.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	103 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	190 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	215 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 20.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 99%, low location: 1%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Polders

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 110 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 8.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

66.3 km2

84.4%

Urban area

11.7 km2

14.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gistel in country Belgium

Gistel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	19 km	EastNorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	68 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	87 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Polders	BE	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gistel

Type of weather in Gistel	few clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam