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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2758,Lat: 50.8984
Elevation	33 meter above sea level
Local time	18:44:39pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Alken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sint-Lambrechts-Herk	2.2 km	East
2 Stevoort	2.7 km	NorthWest
3 Hulsen	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Egelsplas	2.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Sint-Joris	3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	65 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	156 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	166 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 88 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 10.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. 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 56 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 31 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.3 km2

2.9%

Agriculture

50.2 km2

63.9%

Urban area

25.4 km2

32.3%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Terkoest in country Belgium

Terkoest at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	58 km	WestNorthWest
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	59 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	61 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	2.5 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alken

Type of weather in Alken	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	08:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:44 Europe/Amsterdam