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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3812,Lat: 50.7322
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	8:44:45am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Name Commune	Spiere-Helkijn#Espierres-Helchin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pottes	1.7 km	East
2 Sint-Denijs	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Spiere	2.3 km	SouthWest
4 Cavrinnes	2.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Bossuit	2.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	70 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	211 km	NorthEast
3 Paris	France	223 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 64 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 is Étang d'Amaury (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 9.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.8 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 80 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

66.4 km2

84.5%

Urban area

11.9 km2

15.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Helkijn in country Belgium

Helkijn at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	14 km	South
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	32 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	46 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Escaut en aval de Tournai	BE	0.5 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bossuit

Type of weather in Bossuit	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam