Stenen Baak

#135 among destinations in the Netherlands

Lighthouse, Historical place

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Stenen Baak is a now-deactivated lighthouse northeast of Oostvoorne, near to the town of Brielle, in the Dutch province of South Holland. In several nautical sources of the 19th Century it is also referred to as Stone Beacon or Stone Baak. It protected the entrance to the Brielle harbour, a safe haven protecting ships from the tides and waters of the North Sea. The harbour is formed by the island of Voorne-Putten and the Brielse Meer and the rivers Oude Maas, Spui and Haringvliet. Brielle received city rights in 1306, developed the harbour during this time up until the fiefdom was added to Holland in 1371. The lighthouse itself was added in 1650. A fixed light during its time of operation, the lighthouse was visible in good weather up to a distance of four miles. It was deactivated in 1850. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°55'40"N, 4°8'26"E

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Zuid-HollandNetherlands

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Stenen Baak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Historisch Museum Den Briel, Douanehuisje, Atlantikwall Museum, Grote of Sint-Catharijnekerk.

2 miSE
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Historisch Museum Den Briel, Brielle
52 min walk • The Historisch Museum Den Briel is a Dutch museum located in Brielle. The museum was previously known as the Trompmuseum, after Brielle-born Maarten Tromp who defeated the Spanish fleet in the Eighty Years' War.
4.6 miE
51°54'58"N • 4°14'46"E
Douanehuisje, Maassluis
117 min walk • Museum
3.9 miN
Museum
Atlantikwall Museum, Hook of Holland
101 min walk • The Atlantikwall Museum is a visitor and knowledge center in the Hook of Holland, South Holland, related to the Atlantikwall. The museum is located in a German bunker of type 611, which was built along the pier in Hoek van Holland, at the mouth ...
2 miSE
View point, Church
Grote of Sint-Catharijnekerk, Brielle
51 min walk • The Grote of Sint-Catharijnekerk is the main church of the fortified town of Brielle, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The Sint-Catharijnekerk is used by the Protestant congregation Sint-Catharijne.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Brielse Meer
66 min walk • The Brielse Meer is a long, narrow lake between the Dutch estuary islands of Voorne and Rozenburg in the province of South Holland. The lake takes its name from Den Briel, a town on its shore.
1.9 miSE
Windmill
't Vliegend Hert, Brielle
50 min walk • The mill 't Vliegend Hert on Molenstraat in the Dutch town of Brielle is a standerd mill built in 1985. It stands as a rampart mill on the town's rampart, on the site where a corn mill had stood since the seventeenth century.
3.7 miN
Museum
Fort aan den Hoek van Holland, Hook of Holland
95 min walk • The Fort aan den Hoek van Holland, also called Fort 1881, is a former armored fort in Hoek van Holland.
4.9 miE
Windmill
De Hoop, Maassluis
125 min walk • Wheatmill De Hoop on the Molenweg in Rozenburg was established in 1887, replacing a mill dating from 1658 that was located on the inside of the Kooilandsedijk. That mill had to disappear in 1887 due to hydraulic works on the Scheur.
4.7 miE
Church
Groote Kerk, Maassluis
121 min walk • The Groote Kerk is a church in the Dutch town of Maassluis built between 1629 and 1639. On October 9, 1639, the church was officially opened. The church is known for its Garrels organ, among other things.
2.3 miS
51°53'43"N • 4°9'16"E
Bedevaartskerk H. H. Martelaren van Gorcum, Brielle
60 min walk • Church
3.9 miE
51°54'49"N • 4°13'44"E
Dorpstuin, Maassluis
99 min walk • Park