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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5158,Lat: 49.8902
Elevation	312 meter above sea level
Local time	1:10:53am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Rheinland-Pfalz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Name	Bitburger Land
Name	Meckel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gilzem	2.4 km	South
2 Eßlingen	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kaschenbach	3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Alsdorf	3.6 km	West
5 Wolsfeld	3.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	42 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	187 km	NorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	299 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 228 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moselle, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Bassin Supérieur S.E.O. (Oberbecken) (0.5 km² at a distance of 24.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Volcanic Eifel (Maar) at a distance of 39.3 km (direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Luxembourg-German border with a straight distance of 8.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
Bitburger Gutland und Oeslingvorland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.9 km2

13.8%

Agriculture

66.2 km2

84.3%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Meckel in country Germany

Meckel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	18 km	SouthSouthEast
2 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	42 km	SouthWest
3 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	76 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ferschweiler Plateau	DE	3.1 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Meckel

Type of weather in Meckel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	8 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	08:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:40 Europe/Amsterdam