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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7034,Lat: 51.0722
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	3:06:09am
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Heist-op-den-Berg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heist-op-den-Berg	1.8 km	East
2 Hallaar	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
3 Heikant	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Beerzel	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Isschot	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	35 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	146 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	192 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 44 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 18 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 37.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 53%, low location: 47%, 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
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 21 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.8 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

50.7 km2

64.4%

Urban area

25.9 km2

33%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Heist-Station in country Belgium

Heist-Station at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	17 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	27 km	NorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	33 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	8.7 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bos

Type of weather in Bos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	08:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:35 Europe/Amsterdam