Schiermonnikoog
An island, municipality and national park in the Northern Netherlands, between Ameland and Rottumerplaat in Friesland. Most of it is protected dunes, salt marsh and beach, and cars are not allowed for visitors.
- Where
- Friesland, Netherlands
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 53.4900, 6.2250
Get the Schiermonnikoog stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Schiermonnikoog. 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 Friesland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Schiermonnikoog
Martinitoren 38 km
The tallest church steeple in the city of Groningen and the bell tower of the Martinikerk. It rises above the Grote Markt in the old centre and is a symbol of the city. Visitors can climb it for views over the surrounding flat land.
Groninger Museum 38 km
An art museum in the city of Groningen showing modern and contemporary art by local, national and international artists. Its colourful postmodern building stands on an island in the canal in front of the central station.
Wadden Sea 44 km
An intertidal zone along the North Sea coast of Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, where mudflats are covered and uncovered twice a day. Walks across the flats at low tide are popular, and seals and millions of migratory birds use it. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fraeylemaborg 49 km
A borg, a fortified manor house, in the village of Slochteren in Groningen. It is now a historic house museum set in a park with a moat. In 2013 the museum had 31,509 visitors.
West Frisian Islands 51 km
A chain of islands off the northern Dutch coast, including Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog. They have wide beaches, dunes and tidal flats, and are reached by ferry from the mainland.
Eise Eisinga Planetarium 56 km
An 18th century orrery in the Frisian town of Franeker, built by Eise Eisinga in his own house between 1774 and 1781. It is still a working model of the solar system and is open as a museum.
Terschelling 60 km
One of the West Frisian Islands in the northern Netherlands, between Vlieland and Ameland. It has long beaches, dunes and forest, and is known for cranberries and for a lighthouse called Brandaris.
Dwingelderveld National Park 76 km
A national park in Drenthe founded in 1991, covering about 37 square kilometres. It is mainly managed by the State Forest Service and by a private Dutch nature organisation, and holds heathland, pools and woods.
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Questions
Where is Schiermonnikoog?
Schiermonnikoog is in Friesland, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Martinitoren (38 km), Groninger Museum (38 km), Wadden Sea (44 km).
How do I get the Schiermonnikoog stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Schiermonnikoog and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Friesland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Schiermonnikoog before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Friesland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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