The Needles

The Needles are a row of three stacks of chalk that rise about 30 metres out of the sea off the western extremity of the in the English Channel, United Kingdom, close to and Scratchell's Bay, and part of , the westernmost civil parish of the Isle of Wight.
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: 3 distinctive stacks of chalk, ca. 30 m tall, off the western end of the Isle of Wight, UK
  • Also known as: “Нидлз” and “ザ・ニードルズ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Needles Lighthouse and New Needles Battery.

Lighthouse
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is an active 19th century…

Museum
Photo: Wolmars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Ruins
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.

Hamlet
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is a bay near the westernmost point of the…

Village
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is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Needles.

Village
Photo: Debnigo, CC BY 3.0.
is a bay in the west of the . is situated 3 miles northeast of The Needles.

The Needles

Latitude
50.66265° or 50° 39′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.58941° or 1° 35′ 22″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9C2WMC76+36
Geo­Names ID
2641824
Wiki­data ID
Q2281259
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“The Needles” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “The Needles”
  • Cebuano: “The Needles”
  • Chinese: “三針石”
  • Chinese: “三针石”
  • Chinese: “尼德爾斯”
  • Czech: “The Needles”
  • Danish: “The Needles”
  • Dutch: “The Needles”
  • Esperanto: “La Nadloj”
  • French: “The Needles”
  • German: “The Needles”
  • Hausa: “The Needles”
  • Italian: “The Needles”
  • Japanese: “ザ・ニードル”
  • Lithuanian: “Adatos”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “The Needles”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Needles”
  • Norwegian: “The Needles”
  • Polish: “The Needles”
  • Russian: “Нидлс”
  • Spanish: “The Needles”
  • Swedish: “The Needles”
  • Turkish: “The Needles”
  • Welsh: “Y Needles”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Totland Bay and Warden Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Needles Point and Alum Bay.

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Worth a closer look: Newport and Cowes.

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