North Tower

The North Tower is the unofficial name for one of the lighthouses on the island Schiermonnikoog, one of the , on the edge of the ; the other is the South Tower.
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Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Lighthouse of Schiermonnikoog” and “Noordertoren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Egbertuskapel and Zuidertoren.

Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 570 metres east of North Tower.

Lighthouse
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is a lighthouse, which is situated 1 km southeast of North Tower.

Museum
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is situated 1 km southeast of North Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schiermonnikoog.

Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is the easternmost of the inhabited , that being the islands in the Wadden Sea.

North Tower

Latitude
53.48684° or 53° 29′ 13″ north
Longitude
6.14653° or 6° 8′ 48″ east
Inception
1854
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
9F58F4PW+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 270501543
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q748679
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Western Frisian—“North Tower” goes by many names.

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