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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.163,Lat: 50.7846
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	13:34:50pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Name Commune	Menen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dronkaard	1.6 km	South
2 Lauwe	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Ten Bulke	2.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Halluin	3 km	West
5 Wevelgem	3.1 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	84 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	214 km	NorthEast
3 Paris	France	223 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 51 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 (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 32.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 0.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

40.3 km2

51.4%

Urban area

36.5 km2

46.4%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rekkem in country Belgium

Rekkem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	26 km	SouthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	45 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	47 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Lys	BE	12 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Menen

Type of weather in Menen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam