Vinkenhoek
in Provincie West-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium
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Wevelgem Airport (2 mi) -
Lille-Lesquin Airport (17 mi) - Merville-Calonne Airport (27 mi)
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport (31 mi)
- Dunkerque les Moeres Airport (32 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (35 mi)
- Brussels Airport (57 mi)
- Albert-Bray Airport (61 mi)
- Péronne-Saint-Quentin Airport (65 mi)
- Liège Airport (99 mi)
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (124 mi) - Charles de Gaulle International Airport (127 mi)
- Paris-Orly Airport (148 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Historic Centre of Brugge (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Waregem Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Palingbeek (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Ieper Open Golf (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Golf & Country Club Oudenaarde (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Wellington Golf Course (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Westgolf Course (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Landmeterskantoor Sabbe (observation point, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.800 and 3.183 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 47' 59" and E 3° 10' 59"
- 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: 07:14 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:30 am and 8:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Vinkenhoek
Vinkenhoek in Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is a city in Belgium about 51 mi (or 82 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital.
Local time in Vinkenhoek is now 07:14 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Vinkenhoek, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Wevelgem Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 2 km), North-East. 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 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mouscron, Lille, Tielt, Saint-Yvon and Tournai. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel & Aparthotel Alize
Damier
Altia Lille Tourcoing
Parkhotel
D-Hotel
Wu Wei
Cortina Hotel
Center Hotel
ibis Lille Tourcoing Centre
Bellx
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Gent Wevelgem/Niki TerpstraRiders on the Storm/Wielermomenten/Moments Cycling/2015-4: 29 maart
Lees- als je wilt- de beschrijving/ Please read the description below / S.v.p. Regardez la description ci dessous Wielermomenten/Moments of Cycling/Cyclisme 2015-4: Niki Terpstra Riders on...
Gent-Wevelgem (1979)
Alain Declercq.
Take off Marine One and Blackhawks from Wevelgem Airport
Take off Marine One and Blackhawks from Wevelgem Airport.
Guerlain at Place Vendome Wevelgem on C'est du Belge
Reportage on "C'est du Belge" about the Guerlain Boutique parfums at Place Vendome Wevelgem - Belgium.
Convoy Barack Obama leaving Wevelgem Airport to Waregem
Convoy Barack Obama leaving Wevelgem Airport to Waregem.
Departure Blackhawks @ Wevelgem Airport
Departure Blackhawks @ Wevelgem Airport.
drumband KF Vrede en Eendracht Kachtem Wevelgem 2010
drumband KF Vrede en Eendracht Kachtem tijdens Vlamo wedstrijd marching percussie ensembles Wevelgem 2010 met "Downvalley March" van Willem Laros. Afdeling uitmuntendheid.
20110116 Wevelgem Falco
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Disco NRGY in Wevelgem
Luc Lulka #Rampaffairz
Réalisation : Tommy Siorak Park : Rampaffairz (Wevelgem-Belgium)
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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.
Parc Arboretum du Manoir aux Loups
The Parc Arboretum du Manoir aux Loups (5 hectares) is a private arboretum located at 300 Route de Neuville, Halluin, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. It is open in spring and fall plus summer Saturdays; an admission fee is charged.
Menen German war cemetery
The Menen German war cemetery is a military cemetery in the Belgian town of Menen territory and partly in Wevelgem. There were nearly 48,000 German soldiers buried from the First World War, making it the largest in Flanders. In between are several crosses and oak and chestnut trees. In the center is an octagonal memorial chapel. The original cemetery was created in 1917. Between 1956-1958, there were 128 small German military cemeteries scattered across Flanders consolidated to four.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vinkenhoek.