Het Eiland

Het Eiland is an island in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. Het Eiland is situated nearby to the hamlet Goëngahuizen, as well as near the locality Pean.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roekmole and De Modderige Bol.

Roekmole

Windmill

Photo: Reboelje, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Roekmole is a hollow post mill in nature reserve It Eilân in Goëngahuizen, Friesland, Netherlands. It was moved there from polder Krieke near Aldeboarn and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35972.

De Modderige Bol

Windmill

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De Modderige Bol is a Hollow Post mill in Goëngahuizen, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 34001.

De Jansmolen

Windmill

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De Jansmolen or De Modden is a Hollow Post mill in Goëngahuizen, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored as a landscape feature. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 34000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grou and De Veenhoop.

Grou

Village

Photo: Milliped, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grou is a town in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 5655 citizens in January 2017. Since 2014 Grou is part of the municipality of Leeuwarden. Grou is situated 4 km west of Het Eiland.

De Veenhoop

Village

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De Veenhoop is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 245 in January 2017. De Veenhoop is situated 4 km east of Het Eiland.

Aldeboarn

Village

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Aldeboarn is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1545 in January 2017. Aldeboarn has an iconic church tower. Aldeboarn is situated 5 km south of Het Eiland.

Het Eiland

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.09135° or 53° 5′ 29″ north

Longitude

5.89013° or 5° 53′ 25″ east

Elevation

-2 metres (-7 feet)

Open location code

9F573VRR+G3

GeoNames ID

2754289

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