# Things to see in Schoonoord (Netherlands): 49 places and when to go

> Schoonoord is a town in Netherlands, and this site lists 49 places in and around it, mainly History (17), Hiking (13), Nature (10). The best known are Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, Ellert en Brammert and Emmerdennen. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: October to March. In June there are 16 h 37 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 22. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/schoonoord/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Netherlands · 52.8524, 6.7509
- **Places:** 49 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/historia/) (17) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/senderismo/) (13) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/naturaleza/) (10) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/fauna/) (9) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/arquitectura/) (3) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/espiritual/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** October to March.
- **Nearest airport:** AMS Amsterdam, 147 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Schoonoord

The places in and around Schoonoord, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/westerbork-synthesis-radio-telescope/): Aperture synthesis interferometer in the Netherlands · 11 km
- [Ellert en Brammert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/openluchtmuseum-ellert-en-brammert/): Open-air museum in Schoonoord, Netherlands · 3 m
- [Emmerdennen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/emmerdennen/): Forest in Emmen, the Netherlands · 13 km
- [D43](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d43-emmen-schimmeres/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 11 km
- [Papeloze Kerk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d49-papeloze-kerk/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 3.9 km
- [Hunebedden Centrum Borger](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebedcentrum/): Museum in Borger-Odoorn, the Netherlands · 9.3 km
- [Albertdina, Noord-Sleen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/albertdina/): Windmill in Noord-Sleen, Netherlands · 8.0 km
- [D41](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d41-emmen-noord/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 11 km
- [Mantingerbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/mantingerbos/): Protected area in Kingdom of the Netherlands · 11 km
- [Sleenerzand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/boswachterij-sleenerzand/): Park in the Netherlands · 2.3 km
- [Drouwenerzand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drouwenerzand/): Nature area in the Netherlands · 13 km
- [Elperstroomgebied](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/elperstroomgebied/): Protected area in Kingdom of the Netherlands · 6.3 km
- [Haantjeduin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/haantjeduin/): Mountain in the Netherlands · 13 km
- [Hervormde kerk (Oosterhesselen)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hervormde-kerk/): Church · 11 km
- [D26](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d26-drouwenerveld/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 10 km
- [D27](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d27-borger/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 9.2 km
- [D30](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d30-boswachterij-exloo/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 7.7 km
- [D31](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d31-hunzebos/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 8.2 km
- [Dolmen D31a](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d31a-exloo/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 8.8 km
- [D32](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d32-odoorn/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 6.0 km
- [D34](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d34-valthe-west/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 7.9 km
- [D35](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d35-valthe-zuid-west/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 8.3 km
- [D36](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d36-valthe-o/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 9.8 km
- [D44](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d44-emmen-westenesch/): Dolmen in the Netherlands · 11 km

And the other 25, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [D42](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-westenesch-n-d42/), [Klinkenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/klinkenberg/), [Stefanuskerk (Westerbork)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/stefanuskerk/)
- **Architecture**: [Jantina Hellingmolen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/jantina-hellingmolen/), [Molen van Makkum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/molen-van-makkum/)
- **Nature**: [Noordbargerbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/noordbargerbos/), [Valtherbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/valtherbos/), [Schietbaanbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/schietbaanbos/), [Mantingerzand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/mantingerzand/)
- **Temples**: [Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Gasselte)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/onze-lieve-vrouwekerk/)
- **With kids**: [Buitencentrum Boomkroonpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/buitencentrum-boomkroonpad/)
- **Food and drink**: [De Veteraan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-veteraan/)
- **Hiking**: [Drenthepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drenthepad-12/), [Drenthepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drenthepad-13/), [Drenthepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drenthepad-14/), [Drenthepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drenthepad-15/), [Drenthepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drenthepad-16/), [Drenthepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drenthepad-17/), [Drenthepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drenthepad-18/), [Drenthepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/drenthepad-19/), [Hünenweg - 14](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunenweg-14/), [Hünenweg - 15](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunenweg-15/), [Hünenweg - 16](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunenweg-16/), [Hünenweg - total](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunenweg-total/), [Pieterpad: Schoonloo to Sleen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/pieterpad-deel-1-06/)

## When to go to Schoonoord

The best time to visit Schoonoord is **April to September**; also possible: October to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 53 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 35 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 30 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 41 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 33 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 37 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 11 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 31 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 17 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 22 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 22 |

In June there are 16 h 37 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 22. In April, 48 of the 49 places are at their best.

When to go to Netherlands in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Schoonoord

The nearest main airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, Amsterdam), 147 km as the crow flies. How to get around Netherlands (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.8524%2C6.7509)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.8524%2C6.7509)

## Other towns nearby

- [Assen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/assen/): 82 places · 21 km
- [Ter Apel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/ter-apel/): 21 places · 22 km
- [Erica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/erica/): 22 places · 24 km
- [Slagharen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/slagharen/): 36 places · 28 km
- [Veendam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/veendam/): 34 places · 29 km
- [Meppel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/meppel/): 44 places · 40 km

And all of Netherlands, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Schoonoord?

The best known: [Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/westerbork-synthesis-radio-telescope/), [Ellert en Brammert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/openluchtmuseum-ellert-en-brammert/), [Emmerdennen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/emmerdennen/), [D43](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d43-emmen-schimmeres/), [Papeloze Kerk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hunebed-d49-papeloze-kerk/). In all, 49 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Schoonoord?

April to September; also possible: October to March. In June there are 16 h 37 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 22.

### How do you get to Schoonoord?

The nearest main airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 147 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.8524%2C6.7509) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Schoonoord as the destination and these 49 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).