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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9162,Lat: 51.0864
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	5:22:53am
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Westerlo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bergom	1.2 km	South
2 Tongerlo	2.2 km	North
3 Varendonk	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Zammel	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Geneinde	2.4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	48 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	143 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	186 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 55 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 Miramar (0.8 km² at a distance of 20.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 29.6 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 34 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.7 km2

22.5%

Agriculture

41.8 km2

53.2%

Urban area

16.9 km2

21.5%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Westerlo in country Belgium

Westerlo at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	32 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	39 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	45 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor.	BE	0.4 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Westerlo

Type of weather in Westerlo	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	08:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:34 Europe/Amsterdam