Westende
in Provincie West-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium
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Ostend-Bruges International Airport (5 mi) -
Dunkerque les Moeres Airport (13 mi) - Wevelgem Airport (30 mi)
- Calais-Dunkerque Airport (38 mi)
- Merville-Calonne Airport (38 mi)
- Lille-Lesquin Airport (44 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (65 mi)
- Brussels Airport (77 mi)
- Albert-Bray Airport (82 mi)
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (117 mi) -
RAF Lakenheath (128 mi) - Charles de Gaulle International Airport (149 mi)
- Paris-Orly Airport (169 mi)
- Historic Centre of Brugge (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Westgolf Course (Golf course, 1 mi)
- Wellington Golf Course (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Royal Ostend Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Ieper Open Golf (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Palingbeek (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Plopsaland De Panne (amusement park, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.160 and 2.769 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 9' 34" and E 2° 46' 7"
- 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: 08:04 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:03 am and 5:02 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
Delve into Westende
Westende in Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is located in Belgium about 72 mi (or 116 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital town.
Current time in Westende is now 08:04 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports close to Westende, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Ostend-Bruges International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 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 Historic Centre of Brugge in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Veurne, Diksmuide, Ostend, Ieper and Dunkerque. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1034 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 14th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 15th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Belcasa Suitehotel
Villa Hotel Westende
Hotel Martinique
ibis Styles Nieuwpoort
Cosmopolite
Sunparks Oostduinkerke
Domein Westhoek - Apartment
Hotel Hof ter Duinen
Hotel Westendia
C-Aparthotel Zon en Zee
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
10 FEB 2009 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE MIDDELKERKE STORM SPRINGTIJ 13 00 PART 1
Zware storm trekt sinds gisteren over Europa van West naar Oost, aan zee gepaard gaan met springtij. Deze clip is opgenomen op het strand te Westende tussen de Noordzeelaan en de surfclub net...
European Penny Farthing Championship 2014 - Middelkerke
A couple of laps of the first qualifying heat. Unfortunately my battery ran out after 2 laps. A riders eye view of the Westende street circuit.
15 AUG 2010 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE MIDDELKERKE NIEUWPOORT STORM
Sinds deze morgen heeft een noorderstorm de kop opgestoken Tempête depuis ce matin avec un vent du nord.
Loano2Village 2014
30 NOV 2010 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE WINTERLANDSCAPE 9 AM
Walking on a white beach at 9 AM Temp: -4°C Feels like: -15° C NE-wind Renovatiewerken Noordzeelaan - Distellaan - Westenlaan - Otletplein Bouw nieuwe surfclub begonnen - Zicht op oude...
16 FEB 2015 Belgium Westende 'tijdsverloop' vertraagde versie 0,25x Manon & Mathéo
Wandeling langs de dijk, mist en vochtig.
12 MEI 2014WESTENDE STRAND PAARDENKAR VIDEO
NikD5100.
13 JUN 2012 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE AFBRAAK OUDE SURFCLUB VIDEO PART 3.wmv
Afbraak oude surfclub Demolition old surfclub.
24 SEP 2012 BELGIAN COAST WESTENDE SURFERS SURFCLUB DE KWINTE STORMWEERTJE Video
Kortfilmpje van surfers aan St-Laureinsstrand - Short video surfers at St-Laureinsstrand (Beach)
17 DEC 2010 BELGIUM WESTENDE IT'S SNOWING AGAIN....
It started snowing at 1 AM, not that much, it's very cold, a strong wind from the NW, frozen beach and streets.
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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.
Battle of Nieuwpoort
The Battle of Nieuwpoort, between a Dutch army under Maurice of Nassau and Francis Vere and a Spanish army under Albert of Austria, took place on 2 July 1600 near the present-day Belgian city Nieuwpoort.
Westende
Westende is a town in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West-Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called Flemish coast. It used to be the far west of the island Testerep which lay along the Belgian coast.
Lombardsijde
Lombardsijde, also Lombartzyde, is a region in the Belgian commune of Middelkerke in West Flanders province, in northwestern Belgium near Nieuwpoort. Fighting occurred in and around Lombardsijde during World War I.
Nieuport Memorial
The Nieuport Memorial is a First World War memorial, located in the Belgian port city of Nieuwpoort, which is at the mouth of the River Yser. The memorial lists 547 names of British officers and men with no known grave who were killed in the Siege of Antwerp in 1914 or in the defence of this part of the Western Front from June to November 1917. Those that fought in 1914 were members of the Royal Naval Division.
Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery
Founded in 1917, the Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery is located two kilometers east of the city of Nieuwpoort in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. It is on the N367 (Brugse Steenweg), the road which leads from Nieuwpoort to the village of Sint-Joris, near the intersection with Ramscappelle Road (Ramskapellestraat).
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Westende.
Nieuwpoort-Bad: Nieuwpoort − Pier, Nieuwpoort-Bad (source)
Westende, Westende (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Westende-Bains, Westende-Baden, Westende
