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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.6617,Lat: 51.0162
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	2:43:28am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Veurne
Name Commune	Veurne

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wulveringem	0.4 km	West
2 Izenberge	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bulskamp	3.1 km	North
4 Alveringem	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Houtem	3.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	120 km	EastSouthEast
2 London	England	196 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	216 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 11.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 4.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.7 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 94%, low location: 6%, 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 129 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

76.5 km2

97.4%

Urban area

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vinkem in country Belgium

Vinkem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	45 km	EastNorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	69 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	88 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin.	BE	7.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alveringem

Type of weather in Alveringem	few clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	15 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam