[Solar Eclipse] Fort Sint Pieter is the best place

Partial solar eclipse tonight, roughly 88 percent of the sun covered at the peak just after ten past eight. By then it sits only a few degrees above the horizon, west-northwest, so anything in that direction blocks it.

Elevation is your friend here. Fort Sint Pieter on the Sint-Pietersberg is the highest point in the city with a view over the Maas valley, D'n Observant sits at 171 m, and Wijngaardsberg near Ulestraten at 127 m.

Here's a map of 200+ spots with a clear sightline (observatories, beaches, dikes, viewpoints), with a layer that checks every 30 metres whether the terrain blocks you. Disclaimer: built this myself. https://localthings.nl/atlas/zonsverduistering-2026

Oh, and, don't look without eclipse glasses, sunglasses don't count either, and never through binoculars or a telescope. No glasses? A pinhole in cardboard projected onto white paper works fine. Enjoy!