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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.8688,Lat: 50.8696
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	19:33:22pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Calais
Name	Guînes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Tricat	3.8 km	NorthWest
2 Campagne-lès-Guines	4.1 km	SouthEast
3 Andres	4.2 km	East
4 Hames-Boucres	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Caffiers	5.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	147 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	175 km	East
3 Paris	France	227 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 10 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Bassin de Mardyck (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 32.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 51 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 30%, low location: 70%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les coteaux calaisiens - Paysages des coteaux calaisiens et du pays de Licques

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 148 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.1 km2

9.1%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.6%

Wet nature

4.5 km2

5.7%

Agriculture

61.9 km2

78.8%

Urban area

3.9 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Guînes in country France

Guînes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	72 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	102 km	EastNorthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	111 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Prairies et marais tourbeux de Guines	FR	0.8 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Guînes

Type of weather in Guînes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:36 Europe/Amsterdam