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Pilot Shoal

Pilot Shoal is a shoal in , . Pilot Shoal is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the suburb .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tinside Lido and Eddystone Light.

Water park
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of in southwest . It is sited beside and is overlooked by and . The lido opens in the summer months between May and September.

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.

Public aquarium
Photo: Markles55, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , which opened in May 1998, is situated in in . It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drake’s Island and Mount Batten.

Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in , the stretch of water south of the city of , Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.

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; it was previously known as How Stert.

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 .

Pilot Shoal

Latitude
50.35285° or 50° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
-4.14766° or 4° 8′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9V32+4W
Geo­Names ID
11610265
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Satellite Map

Discover Pilot Shoal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plymouth Sound and Drake’s Island.

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