Saint Catherine’s Point

Saint Catherine’s Point is a point in Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, England. Saint Catherine’s Point is situated nearby to the locality The Orchard, as well as near the village Niton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Catherine’s Lighthouse and Knowles Farm.

St Catherine’s Lighthouse

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St Catherine's Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at St Catherine's Point at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight. It is one of the oldest lighthouse locations in Great Britain.

Knowles Farm is the name of an area of National Trust land at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight located at St. Catherine's Point. It takes its name from a nearby farm which lies outside the NT area just along the southern edge of it.

Blackgang Chine

Theme park

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Blackgang Chine is an amusement park in Blackgang, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was opened in 1843 and is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niton and Blackgang.

Niton

Village

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Niton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Niton and Whitwell, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is west of Ventnor, with a population of 2,082.

Blackgang

Hamlet

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Blackgang is a village on the south-western coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It is best known as the location of the Blackgang Chine amusement park which sits to the south of St.

Chale

Village

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Chale is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight of England, in the United Kingdom. It is located three kilometres from Niton in the south of the Island in the area known as the Back of the Wight. Chale is situated 2 miles northwest of Saint Catherine’s Point.

Saint Catherine’s Point

Type: Point
Also known as: “Saint Catherine Point”
Category: landform
Location: Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.57502° or 50° 34′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.29497° or 1° 17′ 42″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB CNP

Open location code

9C2WHPG4+22

GeoNames ID

2638835

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Orchard and Bierley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blackgang Chine and St Catherine’s Hill.

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