Drake Monument

Drake Monument is a work of art in , . Drake Monument is situated nearby to the monument , as well as near .
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Also known as: “Sir Francis Drake Statue”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eddystone Light and Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable . A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction. is situated 390 feet southeast of Drake Monument.

Monument
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a war memorial in , , which is dedicated to and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in World War I and World War II with no known grave.

Memorial
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a monument on , , , England. Built in 1888, the monument celebrates the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which was sighted by English captains stationed in the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and Mount Batten.

Locality
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of , . The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of , , and across the to in .

Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
is a 24-metre -tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in , Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East was one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day , in the ceremonial county of , England. was a village that is within the current in Cornwall.

Drake Monument

Latitude
50.36526° or 50° 21′ 55″ north
Longitude
-4.14279° or 4° 8′ 34″ west
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Open location code
9C2Q9V84+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1349535310
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Geo­Names ID
10295329
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