Merkem
in Provincie West-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium
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Dunkerque les Moeres Airport (14 mi) -
Ostend-Bruges International Airport (17 mi) - Wevelgem Airport (18 mi)
- Merville-Calonne Airport (25 mi)
- Lille-Lesquin Airport (29 mi)
- Brussels Airport (71 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (114 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (124 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (135 mi)
- Paris-Orly Airport (155 mi)
- Historic Centre of Brugge (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Ieper Open Golf (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Palingbeek (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Westgolf Course (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Wellington Golf Course (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Royal Ostend Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Landmeterskantoor Sabbe (observation point, (13 mi)
- Plopsaland De Panne (amusement park, (14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.953 and 2.852 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 57' 10" and E 2° 51' 8"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:59 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:25 am and 9:06 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Discover Merkem
Merkem in Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is a place in Belgium about 66 mi (or 106 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital city.
Current time in Merkem is now 01:59 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Merkem, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Dunkerque les Moeres Airport in France in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km). The closest airport in Belgium is Ostend-Bruges International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 23 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Historic Centre of Brugge in a distance of 24 mi (or 39 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Diksmuide, Ieper, Saint-Yvon, Veurne and Ostend. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 16% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
B&B Back2Front
Domein De Lissewal
De Reünie
BW HOTEL PAX - DIKSMUIDE
Landhuis ' T Wilgenerf
Videos from this area
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Yorkshire Trench, Boezinge, Ypres Salient
Visited on 12/04/2014 more info on the this site :- http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/remains-yorkshire-trench.htm twitter @montymotorhome blog : - http://montythemotorhome.blogspot.co.uk/
loopgraven ieper trenches ypres
eventjes wandelingetje gaan maken.
Approach to Yorkshire Trenches @ Boezinge, Ypres Salient
Visited this site on 12/04/2014 while touring some of the WW1 sites and cemetries. more info :- http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/remains-yorkshire-trench.htm twitter @montymotorhome...
Yorkshire Trenches @ Boezinge, Ypres Salient
Visited this site on 12/04/2014 while touring some of the WW1 sites and cemetries. more info :- http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/remains-yorkshire-trench.htm twitter @montymotorhome...
Afdaling IJzertoren (84m) Diksmuide 11 november 2011 met helmet-cam
Hoogtereddingsteams van Brandweer Diksmuide en Veurne werkten op 11/11/11 samen om de IJzertoren af te kunnen dalen. Na een tiental meter zie je onder andere het toeristenplatform waar ...
Veldrit Diksmuide aspiranten 12jaar
doortocht 2e ronde.
Ksa Diksmuide valentijnsactiviteit 14 februari
activiteit ksa diksmuide.
Genieten van de zon
Ons Heaven geniet van de eerste zonnestralen.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Merkem
Merkem is a town in the Belgian province West-Flanders. It's a part of the municipality of Houthulst.
Noordschote
Noordschote is a town in Lo-Reninge, a part of Belgium.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Merkem.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Merckem, Merkem
