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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5191,Lat: 50.9984
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	3:10:30am
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Genk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bret	2.4 km	South
2 Nieuwe Kempen	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Houthalen-Oost	3.9 km	NorthWest
4 Genk	4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 As	4.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	84 km	West
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	159 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	161 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 97 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 Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 24.9 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.9 km2

31.7%

Nature

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

11.1 km2

14.1%

Urban area

33.7 km2

42.9%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Waterschei in country Belgium

Waterschei at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	47 km	SouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	61 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	73 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bosbeekvallei en aangrenzende bos- en heidegebieden te As-Opglabbeek-Maaseik	BE	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Limburg Province

Type of weather in Limburg Province	moderate rain
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	08:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:32 Europe/Amsterdam