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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3391,Lat: 51.2455
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	5:20:25am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Brugge
Name Commune	Damme

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vijvekapelle	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Den Hoorn-Sint-Rita	3.1 km	East
3 Lapscheure	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Damme	4.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Donk	4.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	84 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	165 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	240 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 26.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 4.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 96%, low location: 4%, 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 89 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 34 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

68.5 km2

87.2%

Urban area

6.4 km2

8.2%

Water - Lakes

1.6 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Moerkerke in country Belgium

Moerkerke at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	8.9 km	WestSouthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	71 km	South
3 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	74 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Poldercomplex	BE	0.1 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Damme

Type of weather in Damme	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	05:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam