Point Pelee National Park
A national park in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, where a peninsula of marsh and woodland tapers into Lake Erie. Pelee is French for bald, and the tip is the southernmost point of mainland Canada.
- Where
- Leamington, Ontario, Canada
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.9667, -82.5167
Get the Point Pelee National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Point Pelee National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ontario volume with your photos and a note.
Near Point Pelee National Park
Cedar Point 56 km
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Questions
Where is Point Pelee National Park?
Point Pelee National Park is in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cedar Point (56 km), Ambassador Bridge (60 km), New Vrindaban (275 km).
How do I get the Point Pelee National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Point Pelee National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ontario volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Point Pelee National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ontario volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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