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 Isle of Wight in the English Channel, United Kingdom, close to Alum Bay and Scratchell's Bay, and part of Totland, the westernmost civil parish of the Isle of Wight.
- Rock
- Description: 3 distinctive stacks of chalk, ca. 30 m tall, off the western end of the Isle of Wight, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Needles Lighthouse and New Needles Battery.
Needles Lighthouse
The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century…
High Down Rocket Test Site
The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.
Totland
Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight.
2½ miles northeast of The Needles
Colwell Bay
Colwell Bay is a bay in the west of the Isle of Wight.
3 miles northeast of The Needles
The Needles
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Latitude
50.66265° or 50° 39′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.58941° or 1° 35′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C2WMC76+36
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“The Needles” goes by many names.
The NeedlesCatalan
The NeedlesCebuano
三針石Chinese
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尼德爾斯Chinese
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The NeedlesTurkish
Y NeedlesWelsh
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Localities in the Area
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