Needles Point
Needles Point is a point in Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Needles Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Alum Bay, as well as near the locality Totland Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Needles Lighthouse and High Down Rocket Test Site.
Needles Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, near sea level.
High Down Rocket Test Site
Ruins
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles. The remains of the High Down Test Site are a rare example of a 1950s British rocket test facility, built at a time when the country was amongst a handful of nations at the forefront of rocket and missile technology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.
Alum Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.
Totland
Village
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Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of Totland, the civil parish comprises the western tip of the Isle of Wight, and includes The Needles, Tennyson Down and the hamlet of Middleton. Totland is situated 2½ miles northeast of Needles Point.
Colwell Bay
Village
Colwell Bay is a bay in the west of the Isle of Wight. It is located between the towns of Totland and Yarmouth. The bay's northernmost point is Cliff's End the closest point of the Island to the British mainland, with Hurst Castle situated at the end of a long peninsula just under a mile to the northwest. Colwell Bay is situated 3 miles northeast of Needles Point.
Needles Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Totland, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66308° or 50° 39′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.58579° or 1° 35′ 9″ westElevation
-13 feet (-4 metres)Open location code
9C2WMC77+6MGeoNames ID
2641822
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