Needles Lighthouse

The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at on the in the , near sea level.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse at the Needles, Isle of Wight, England, UK
  • Also known as: “The Needles Lighthouse”
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include High Down Rocket Test Site and New Needles Battery.

Ruins
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The is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near . 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. is situated 3,100 feet east of Needles Lighthouse.

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is situated 3,200 feet east of Needles Lighthouse.

Ruins
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is a battery located to the east of on the . It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Needles Lighthouse.

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 , England, within close sight of rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.

Village
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is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of , the civil parish comprises the western tip of the , and includes , and the hamlet of Middleton. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Needles Lighthouse.

Village
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is a bay in the west of the . It is located between the towns of and . The bay's northernmost point is Cliff's End the closest point of the Island to the British mainland, with situated at the end of a long peninsula just under a mile to the northwest. is situated 3 miles northeast of Needles Lighthouse.

Needles Lighthouse

Latitude
50.66224° or 50° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.59175° or 1° 35′ 30″ west
Elevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)
Height
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C2WMC65+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194067383
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Geo­Names ID
6619967
Wiki­data ID
Q5856530
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Needles Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “尼德爾斯燈塔”
  • Dutch: “Needles Lighthouse”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van The Needles”
  • Esperanto: “Lumturo de la Nadloj”
  • French: “phare des Needles”
  • French: “Phare des Needles”
  • German: “Needles Lighthouse”
  • Italian: “Faro di Needles”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Needles Lighthouse”
  • Norwegian: “Needles Lighthouse”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Needles”
  • Russian: “Нидлсский маяк”
  • Spanish: “Faro de The Needles”
  • Welsh: “Goleudy’r Needles”

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