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Village

Longpont

Located in Lessines, Arrondissement de Soignies Coordinates: 50°44′00″ N 3°49′00″ E

Map showing the location of Longpont Longpont
Location in Belgium
Elevation
49 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRU Brussels Airport51 km
LIL Lille Airport54 km

About Longpont

Longpont is a village. Location: Lessines, Arrondissement de Soignies. Elevation: 49 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau de Longpont and Gelembeek.

Climate of Longpont

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (80 mm)
Driest month
February (51 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Longpont
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°8°11°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)645167516475695963758074

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Longpont

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ghent, 36 km to the north.

Airports

  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 51 kmeast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 54 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 55 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 36 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 37 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 40 kmeast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 42 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 55 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Longpont

Within 100 km: 284 historic and cultural sites, 700 natural sites, 1,025 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 8 kmNW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 13 kmW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 15 kmW

25–60 km741 places

  • Het Eiland Island 55 kmN
  • Hofstademeer Lake 56 kmNE
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 30 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 32 kmS

60–100 km1,041 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 78 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 84 kmNW
  • Île d'Androssart Island 95 kmSE
  • Putse Moer Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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