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”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 3,200 feet east of Needles Lighthouse.

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

Ruins
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is a battery located to the east of on the . 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…

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

Village
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is a bay in the west of the . is situated 3 miles northeast of Needles Lighthouse.

Needles Lighthouse

Latitude
50.66223° or 50° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.59175° or 1° 35′ 30″ west
Elevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)
Height
102 feet (31 metres)
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
9C2WMC65+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194067383
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
6619967
Wiki­data ID
Q5856530
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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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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sun Corner and Grand Arch.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Searchlight Station and Tearooms.

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Worth a closer look: Newport and Cowes.

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