Watou
in Provincie West-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium

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Location Summary
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: 01:00 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/Brussels
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:51 am and 5:14 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Belgium in Western Europe

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 01:00 AM (Wednesday). 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: 15°C / 58 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 68%
Air Pressure 1030 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 5% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Thursday, 7th of November 2024

13°C (56 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 8th of November 2024

13°C (56 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 9th of November 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Callecanes

Address
3,3 mi
Callicanesweg, 12
8978 Poperinge (Watou)
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Het Wethuys

Address
0,0 mi
Watouplein 2
8978 Poperinge
Belgium

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Published: December 22, 2014
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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.

Located at 50.9, 2.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Nord (French department), Geography of West Flanders, County of Flanders, Geographical, historical and cultural areas of Belgium

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.

Located at 50.8667, 2.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of West Flanders

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