Silly
Located in Arrondissement de Soignies, Hainaut Province Coordinates: 50°38′08″ N 3°57′48″ E
- Population
- 8,168
- 8.2K
- Elevation
- 97 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 38
- listed under Silly
- Airports
- CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport40 km
- BRU Brussels Airport47 km
About Silly
Silly is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Soignies, Hainaut Province. Population: 8,168. Elevation: 97 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Ligne and Bois de Silly.
Climate of Silly
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (77 mm)
- Driest month
- February (52 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 52 | 68 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 72 | 77 | 73 |
How to get to Silly
The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 33 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 40 kmsoutheast
- Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 47 kmnortheast
- Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 61 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 33 kmnortheast
- Brussels Population: 1M 36 kmnortheast
- Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 39 kmnortheast
- Charleroi Population: 200.1K 42 kmsoutheast
- Ghent Population: 265.1K 49 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Silly
Within 100 km: 306 historic and cultural sites, 796 natural sites, 1,080 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km278 places
- Lac des Herbieres Lake 23 kmSW
- Mont de Rhodes Mountain 22 kmNW
- Mont Panisel Mountain 22 kmS
- Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 22 kmS
25–60 km719 places
- Étang du Moulin Lake 59 kmS
- Hofstademeer Lake 55 kmNE
- Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 59 kmSE
- Les marais d'HArchies Lake 28 kmSW
60–100 km1,185 places
- Knokke-Strand Beach 93 kmNW
- Klein Strand Oostende Beach 99 kmNW
- Het Eiland Island 65 kmN
- Île d'Androssart Island 80 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Silly
38 places- 1 Silly 7.9K
- 2 Bassilly 2.2K
- 3 Hoves 1.5K
- 4 Hellebecq 1.1K
- 5 Graty 783
- 6 Thoricourt 507
- 7 Gondregnies 219
- 8 Fouleng 182
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages30
- Beauregard · Village
- Béguinage · Village
- Bergère · Village
- Bonne Haie · Village
- Bourlon · Village
- Bourlotte · Village
- Brunfaut · Village
- Carmois · Village
- En Haut · Village
- Grand Bermont · Village
- Houtaing · Village
- Kwadestraat · Village
- La Cavée · Village
- La Flache · Village
- La Place · Neighbourhood
- Le Trou · Village
- Maire Bois · Village
- Marais · Village
- Mauvinage · Village
- Papignies · Village
- Patrouille · Village
- Petit Bruxelles · Village
- Piebroek · Village
- Prairie · Village
- Saint-Marcoult · Village
- Stoquoi · Village
- Thabor · Village
- Tramazure · Village
- Warissaet · Village
- Wastinelle · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bois de Ligne Natural site, Hainaut Province0.2 km N
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Bois de Silly Natural site, Hainaut Province0.8 km W
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Bois d'Enghien Natural site, Hainaut Province1.6 km NE
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Bois de Cambron Natural site, Hainaut Province1.7 km S
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Bois de la Provision Natural site, Hainaut Province4.8 km SW
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Roayn River, Hainaut Province4.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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