Caterpillar Crater
Caterpillar Crater is a crater in Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders. Caterpillar Crater is situated nearby to the nature reserve Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI), as well as near the historic site Hill 60 Crater.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI) and Larch Wood Cemetery.
Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
Nature reserve
Photo: ViennaUK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium. It is located about 4.6 kilometres from the centre of Ypres and is directly on the railway line to Comines.
Larch Wood Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Redvers, Public domain.
Larch Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium. Larch Wood Cemetery is situated 730 metres northwest of Caterpillar Crater.
Woods Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woods Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near The Bluff south of Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front. Woods Cemetery is situated 1 km west of Caterpillar Crater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres.
Sint-Elooi
Hamlet
Sint-Elooi is a small village, about 5 km south of Ypres in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. The former municipality is now part of Ypres. Sint-Elooi is situated 3 km southwest of Caterpillar Crater.
Caterpillar Crater
- Type: Body of water
- Also known as: “Caterpillar Krater”
- Categories: crater and historic site
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.82242° or 50° 49′ 21″ northLongitude
2.92875° or 2° 55′ 44″ eastOperator
BritishOpen location code
9F24RWCH+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 976963540OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_craterOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q55074045
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In Other Languages
“Caterpillar Crater” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Caterpillar Zillebeke”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill 60 Crater and Zwarte Leen.
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