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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8628,Lat: 51.1207
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	18:25:26pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Lochristi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zaffelare	1.4 km	North
2 Nerenhoek	1.6 km	NorthWest
3 Lo-Bastelare	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Scheepke	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
5 Zeveneken	3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	46 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	157 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	233 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 23 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 10.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 98%, low location: 2%, 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 50 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 42 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

Agriculture

58.5 km2

74.4%

Urban area

15.4 km2

19.6%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Molens in country Belgium

Molens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	39 km	EastNorthEast
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	44 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	46 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lochristi

Type of weather in Lochristi	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	08:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:49 Europe/Amsterdam