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Tallinn Old Town
One of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe, a UNESCO-listed walled town with cobblestone streets, Gothic spires, and ancient merchant houses.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Nõmme
Harjumaa, Estonia · Europe
About Nõmme
Nõmme works well as a base: 10 minutes from Laagri, 7km from Toompea Castle.
Nõmme is in Harjumaa, Estonia, with about 39,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Laagri, about 5 km away.
Nõmme (Estonian for 'heath') is one of the eight administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 37,147 (As of 1 August 2025) and covers an area of 28 km2 (11 sq mi), population density is 1,326.7/km2 (3,436/sq mi). The district is largely a middle-class,Read more
suburban area, mostly consisting of listed private homes from the 1920s and 1930s and is sometimes referred to as the "Forest Town."
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What is there to see near Nõmme?
Within an hour or so of Nõmme: Tallinn Old Town (7 km), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (7 km), Toompea Castle (7 km), Jägala Waterfall (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Nõmme?
The nearest famous roads are Hanko.
Where is Nõmme?
Nõmme is in Harjumaa, Estonia, about 5 km from Laagri.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 39,422
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Estonia
- Region
- Harjumaa
- Timezone
- Europe/Tallinn
- Coordinates
- 59.3776, 24.6859
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Worth the detour from Nõmme
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Striking Russian Orthodox cathedral with five onion domes on Toompea Hill in the heart of Tallinn's old town.
7 km · about 15 min drive
castle
Toompea Castle
Medieval castle on Toompea hill housing Estonia's parliament, with the Tall Hermann tower and viewing terraces over Tallinn's old town rooftops.
7 km · about 15 min drive
waterfall
Jägala Waterfall
Estonia's widest natural waterfall, roughly eight metres high on the Jägala River, a short walk from a car park off the Tallinn–Narva road.
29 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Rummu Quarry
A Soviet-era limestone quarry that flooded when its prison labour camp closed, leaving submerged buildings and machinery in startlingly clear turquoise water beneath a white spoil-heap 'mountain'. Now a swimming, diving and paddleboard site.
32 km · about 35 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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