Watou
in Provincie West-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium
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Dunkerque les Moeres Airport (13 mi) - Merville-Calonne Airport (17 mi)
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Wevelgem Airport (26 mi) - Ostend-Bruges International Airport (26 mi)
- Lille-Lesquin Airport (29 mi)
- Calais-Dunkerque Airport (30 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (52 mi)
- Albert-Bray Airport (61 mi)
- Brussels Airport (81 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (128 mi)
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (136 mi) -
RAF Lakenheath (139 mi) - Paris-Orly Airport (148 mi)
- Historic Centre of Brugge (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Palingbeek (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Ieper Open Golf (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Westgolf Course (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Wellington Golf Course (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Royal Ostend Golf Club (Golf course, 34 mi)
- Plopsaland De Panne (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.859 and 2.621 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 51' 31" and E 2° 37' 14"
- 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: 09:16 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:18 am and 4:53 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Watou
Watou in Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is a city in Belgium about 75 mi (or 121 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital.
Local time in Watou is now 09:16 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Watou, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Dunkerque les Moeres Airport in France in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km). The closest airport in Belgium is Wevelgem Airport in a distance of 26 mi (or 21 km), North. 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 36 mi (or 57 km), North-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: Veurne, Ieper, Diksmuide, Dunkerque and Saint-Yvon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 63% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Overcast clouds, strong breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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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.
Westhoek (region)
Westhoek (Dutch for "west corner") or Maritime Flanders is a region in Belgium and France and includes the following areas: Belgian Westhoek including the West Flanders arrondissements of Diksmuide, Ypres, and Veurne including the cities of Veurne, Poperinge, Wervik, Ypres, De Panne, Langemark-Poelkapelle, and Diksmuide.
Watou
Watou is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a district of the town of Poperinge. The village has a population of 1,900. It lies on the border with France. The hamlet Abele is part of Watou. Poperinge is situated on the border with the hamlet of Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen . Both St. Bernardus Brewery and Brouwerij Van Eecke are located in Watou. The St. Bavo Church dates partly from the 12th century.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Watou.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Watou
