Fairway Buoy No. 8
Fairway Buoy No. 8 is a beacon in Swale District, Kent, England. Fairway Buoy No. 8 is situated nearby to the disaster remains SS Richard Montgomery, as well as near the town Sheerness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SS Richard Montgomery and Barton’s Point Coastal Park.
SS Richard Montgomery
Disaster remains
SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty ship that was built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the British Army during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War and then in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. SS Richard Montgomery is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Fairway Buoy No. 8.
Barton’s Point Coastal Park
Park
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barton's Point Coastal Park is on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England. It lies between Minster and Sheerness. Within the park is a former military ditch/canal from Marine Parade heading south-westerly towards West Minster. Barton’s Point Coastal Park is situated 2 miles south of Fairway Buoy No. 8.
Sheerness-on-Sea railway station
Railway station
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, England, and serves the town of Sheerness. It is 51 miles 19 chains down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Fairway Buoy No. 8.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheerness and Blue Town.
Sheerness
Town
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population of 16,738. Sheerness is situated 2 miles southwest of Fairway Buoy No. 8.
Blue Town
Suburb
Blue Town is a suburb of the town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. It sits on the A249 Brielle Way which runs from Queenborough to Sheerness. Blue Town is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fairway Buoy No. 8.
Minster
Town
Photo: Steve Hollis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minster is a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, south-east England. It is in the Swale administrative district, and within that, in the parish of Minster-on-Sea. According to the 2021 Census, the population of Minster was 17,389. Minster is situated 3 miles south of Fairway Buoy No. 8.
Fairway Buoy No. 8
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46342° or 51° 27′ 48″ northLongitude
0.79306° or 0° 47′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9F32FQ7V+96GeoNames ID
11610866
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