Souter Lighthouse
Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located to the North of Whitburn, South Tyneside, England. Souter Point was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day.
Photo: Glenn Scott, Public domain.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 89 feet (27 metres)
- …was formerly known as “Souter Point Light”
- Also known as“Souter”“Souter Point Lighthouse And Attached Buildings 25877;”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marsden lime kilns and Marsden Rock.
Marsden lime kilns
Building
Marsden Rock
Marsden Grotto
Restaurant
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitburn and Cleadon.
Cleadon
Village
Harton
Suburb
Souter Lighthouse
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- Location
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Latitude
54.97049° or 54° 58′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.36411° or 1° 21′ 51″ west
Open location code
9C6WXJCP+59
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Souter Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “苏特灯塔”
- French: “phare de Souter”
- French: “Phare de Souter”
- Japanese: “スーター灯台”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lizard Point and Lizard House.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage 2 and Secondhand Bookshop.
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