Needles Lighthouse
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.
- Lighthouse
- …is also known as “The Needles Lighthouse”
- …stands 102 feet (31 metres) tall
- …has a flat roof
- Description: lighthouse at the Needles, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Needles Battery and High Down Rocket Test Site.
New Needles Battery
New Needles Battery is a museum, which is situated 3,200 feet east of Needles Lighthouse.
High Down Rocket Test Site
The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles. High Down Rocket Test Site is situated 3,100 feet east of Needles Lighthouse.
Hatherwood Battery
Hatherwood Battery is a battery located to the east of Alum Bay on the Isle of Wight. Hatherwood Battery is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Needles Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.
Colwell Bay
Colwell Bay is a bay in the west of the Isle of Wight. Colwell Bay is situated 3 miles northeast of Needles Lighthouse.
Needles Lighthouse
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Latitude
50.66223° or 50° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.59175° or 1° 35′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C2WMC65+V8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Needles Lighthouse” goes by many names.
尼德爾斯燈塔Chinese
Needles LighthouseDutch
Vuurtoren van The NeedlesDutch
Lumturo de la NadlojEsperanto
Faro di NeedlesItalian
Needles LighthouseNorwegian
Needles LighthouseNorwegian Bokmål
Latarnia morska NeedlesPolish
Нидлсский маякRussian
Goleudy’r NeedlesWelsh
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