Eddystone Light

Smeaton's Tower is the reconstructed upper section of the third , now a memorial to its designer, civil engineer John Smeaton. 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.
Wikipedia
Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Lighthouse
  • …lies at an elevation of around 70 feet (20 metres)
  • …is also known as “Smeaton’s Tower”
  • …dates from 1759
  • …stands 72 feet (22 metres) tall
  • Description: lighthouse in Devon, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tinside Lido and Armada Memorial.
Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Water park
is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of in southwest . is situated 430 feet south of Eddystone Light.
Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Memorial
The is a monument on in , , England. is situated 350 feet north of Eddystone Light.
Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monument
The is a war memorial… is situated 460 feet north of Eddystone Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and West Hoe.
Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Locality
, referred to locally as The Hoe…
Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suburb
is an area of in the county of .
Trysca, Public domain.
Locality
is a 24-metre -tall outcrop of rock…

Eddystone Light

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
50.36435° or 50° 21′ 52″ north
Longitude
-4.14189° or 4° 8′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9V75+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 316691443
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11594262
Wiki­data ID
Q3995634

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Eddystone Light” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Eddystone Light”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barbican and Millbay.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Plymouth Dome and Millennium Milepost Smeaton’s Tower.

England: Highlights

Learn more about London and Manchester.
“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”

Curious Lighthouses to Discover

Uncover intriguing lighthouses from every corner of the globe.