Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Limburg
• Level 2: Gulpen-Wittem

Current local time in Mechelen:

11:48 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Mechelen on map:^[1]

Mechelen GPS coordinates^[2]

50° 47' 44.988" North, 5° 55' 35.004" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	51.23815°,	5.22327°
Center:	50.79583°,	5.92639°
Lower-right:	50.34928°,	6.62952°
Map W x H:	98.8×98.8 km	= 61.4×61.4mi

max Lat:	53.48025°   ⇑99.5% North
Mechelen:	50.79583°
min Lat:	⇓0.5% South 50.76917°

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min Long	Mechelen	max Long
3.38611°	5.92639°	7.16528°
W 65.9%⇐		⇒34.1% E

Elevation

Elevation of Mechelen is 110 m = 361 ft, and this is 95 m = 312 ft above average elevation for this country.

Max E:	203 m = 666 ft	2.4%
Mechelen	110 m 361 ft
Avg.	15 m = 49 ft
Min E:	-6 m = -20 ft	97.6%

See also: Netherlands elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Mechelen is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1753.2 km =1089.4 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Mechelen
North Pole	4359.1	2708.6	to North
Arctic Circle	1753.2	1089.4	to North
Tropic Cancer	3042	1890.2	to South
Equator	5648	3509.5	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Mechelen: (largest is in red/bold)

• Bocholtz 6.1 km =3.8 mi, 65°
• Bocholtzerheide 5 km =3.1 mi, 63°
• Epen 2.5 km =1.6 mi, 205°
• Gulpen 3.4 km =2.1 mi, 310°
• Lemiers 4.8 km =3 mi, 103°
• Margraten 7.9 km =4.9 mi, 290°
• Nijswiller 2.6 km =1.6 mi, 55°
• Ransdaal 8.1 km =5 mi, 342°
• Reijmerstok 6.3 km =3.9 mi, 273°
• Schin op Geul 7.6 km =4.7 mi, 328°
• Simpelveld 5.8 km =3.6 mi, 42°
• Ubachsberg 6.6 km =4.1 mi, 13°
• Vaals 7 km =4.3 mi, 113°
• Vijlen 2.9 km =1.8 mi, 106°
• Wijlre 4.7 km =2.9 mi, 332°