Nook Miles

Nook Miles are a type of currency introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For completing various activities on the island, the player will earn miles that can be exchanged for items. The app upgrades to Nook Miles+ after repaying the player's initial debt.

Nook Miles

Fishing

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Angling for Perfection!	Collect 10 Fish Collect 100 Fish	300 500
Island Icthyologist	Unlock 10 fish entries in the Critterpedia Unlock 20 fish entries in the Critterpedia	300  ??
Go Ahead. Be Shellfish!	Sell 10 seashells Sell 50 seashells Sell 200 seashells	300 500 ??
Clam and Collected	Dig up 5 Manila Clams Dig up 20 Manila Clams Dig up 50 Manila Clams	300  ?? ??
Trash Fishin'	Fish up 3 pieces of Trash Fish up 10 pieces of Trash	300  ??
Cast Master	Catch 10 Fish in a row Catch 50 Fish in a row	??  ??

Bug Collecting

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
You've Got the Bug	Catch 10 Bugs Catch 100 Bugs	300  ??
Bugs Don't Bug Me	Unlock 10 bug entries in the Critterpedia Unlock 20 bug entries in the Critterpedia Unlock 40 bug entries in the Critterpedia	?? 500  ??

Gardening

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Greedy Weeder	Sell 50 weeds Sell 200 weeds Sell 1,000 weeds	?? 500  ??
Flower Power	Plant 10 Flowers Plant 50 Flowers	??  ??
Flower Tender	Water 10 Flowers Water 50 Flowers	?? ??
Tomorrow's Trees Today	Plant 5 trees	300
Pick of the Bunch	Sell 20 Fruit Sell 100 Fruit	300 500
Fruit Roots	Plant 1 tree of each Fruit	Different per fruit

Home & Decorating

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Dream House	Build a home Expand a home	500 1,000
Hoard Reward	Place 5 pieces of indoor Furniture Place 15 pieces of indoor Furniture Place 30 pieces of indoor Furniture	300 1,000  ??
Good Things in Store!	Store 20 items Store 50 items Store 100 items	300 1,000 ??
Exterior Decorator	Place 10 pieces of outdoor furniture	??
Shady Shakedown	Collect 1 furniture item from shaking trees Collect 10 furniture items from shaking trees	300  ??

Nook Phone

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Island Shutterbug	Take a photo	??
Edit Credit	Edit your Passport	??
NookPhone Life	Use the NookPhone	??
Nook Miles for Miles!	Complete 5 Nook Miles+ goals Complete 50 Nook Miles+ goals	300  ??
First Custom Design	Complete a Custom Design	??

Buying & Selling

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
First-Time Buyer	Buy an item at the Nook Store	??
Seller of Unwanted Stuff	Sell an item at the Nook Store	??
Moving Fees Paid!	Payback the first mortgage for moving to the island	500
No More Loan Payments!	Payback the mortgage for building a house	??
Bell Ringer	Spend 5,000 Bells Spend 50,000 Bells	??  ??
Shop To It	Purchase 1 item from Nook Shopping via the Nook Stop Purchase 20 items from Nook Shopping via the Nook Stop	300 ??
Growing Collection	Add 100 items to your Nook Shopping Catalog	??

Community

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Bulletin-Board Benefit	Write a post on the bulletin-board	??
Popular Pen Pal	Send 5 Letters	300
Island Togetherness	Talk with your villagers for 1 day Talk with your villagers for 10 days.	??  ??
Active Island Resident	Be active for 3 days on the island Be active for 20 days on the island	300

Fossils & Digging

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Bona Fide Bone Finder!	Find a fossil	300
Fossil Assessment	Assess 5 Fossils Assess 30 Fossils	300 ??
Paydirt!	Dig up buried treasure	300

DIY & Outdoors

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Have a Nice DIY!	Collect 10 DIY Recipes. Collect 50 DIY Recipes	??  ??
DIY Tools	Craft 5 DIY Tools Craft 50 DIY Tools	??  ??
DIY Furniture	Craft 5 DIY Furniture Craft 50 DIY Furniture	300  ??
Rough-hewn	Chop down 20 trees Chop down 100 trees Chop down 500 trees	300 500 ??
Trashed Tools	Break 1 Tool Break 20 Tools Break 50 Tools Break 100 Tools	?? ?? 1,000  ??
It's Raining Treasure!	Pop 5 balloons Pop 20 balloons Pop 50 balloons	300 500  ??

Special Events

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Wispy Island Secrets	Encounter Wisp 1 time Encounter Wisp 10 times	??  ??
Gulliver's Travails	Encounter Gulliver 1 time Encounter Gulliver 10 times	300  ??

Negative Effects

Achievement	Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Taking the Sting Out	Getting stung by Wasps then taking medicine	??
Faint of Heart	Faint 1 time (E.g. by multiple stings or attacked by spider)	??
Lost Treasure	Shoot balloon over water	??

Nook Miles+

Fishing

Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Catch a Barred Knifejaw	400
Catch a Sea Butterfly	300
Catch 5 Fish	150
Catch a Black Bass	200

Bug Collecting

Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Catch 5 Bugs	150
Catch a Tarantula	500
Catch a Bagworm	300
Catch a Honeybee	200

Gardening

Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Grow 1 Fruit Tree	100
Plant 1 Tree	100
Plant Flower Seeds	100
Chop Wood	150

Buying & Selling

Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Earn 5,000 Bells by Selling Items	150
Spend 5,000 Bells by Buying Items	200
Redeem 500 Nook Miles	200
Sell 5 Fruit	150
Sell 10 Shells	200
Sell 20 Weeds	100
Sell a Hot Item for a Fortune!	200

Fossils & Digging

Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned

DIY & Outdoors

Unlocked By	Nook Miles Earned
Complete 3 DIY Projects	150
Chop down 1 tree	200
Pop 1 Balloon	200