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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1777,Lat: 51.1036
Elevation	38 meter above sea level
Local time	21:18:24pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Ham

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kwaadmechelen	2.2 km	West
2 Einde	2.6 km	East
3 Stotert	2.9 km	North
4 Beverlo	3.5 km	SouthEast
5 Heppen	3.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	65 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	143 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	179 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 70 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Oude Zandput (1.5 km² at a distance of 12.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.8 km2

18.8%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

34.8 km2

44.3%

Urban area

24.1 km2

30.7%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

1.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oostham in country Belgium

Oostham at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	50 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	56 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	61 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor.	BE	4 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Genenbemd

Type of weather in Genenbemd	few clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	08:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:44 Europe/Amsterdam