Outer Spit Buoy

Outer Spit Buoy is a beacon in Southsea, Portsmouth, England. Outer Spit Buoy is situated nearby to No Man’s Land Fort, as well as near the locality Spithead.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Horse Fort and No Man’s Land Fort.

Horse Fort

Fort

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Horse Sand Fort or Horse Sands Fort is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the Solent off Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions. Horse Fort is situated 1 mile southeast of Outer Spit Buoy.

No Man’s Land Fort

Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

No Man's Land Fort, also referred to as No Man's Fort, is a sea fort in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England. It is one of the Palmerston Forts built between 1867 and 1880 after the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission.

Spitbank Fort

Hotel

Photo: Amanda Retreats, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Spitbank Fort or Spitsand Fort or Spit Sand Fort or simply Spit Fort is a sea fort built as a result of the 1859 Royal Commission. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions. Spitbank Fort is situated 1 mile north of Outer Spit Buoy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spithead and Southsea.

Spithead

Locality

Spithead is an eastern area of the Solent and a roadstead for vessels off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. It is protected from all winds except those from the southeast, with the Isle of Wight lying to the south-west. Spithead is situated 2 miles west of Outer Spit Buoy.

Southsea

Suburb

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Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre. Southsea is situated 2 miles north of Outer Spit Buoy.

Seaview

Village

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Seaview is a small Edwardian resort located on the north-eastern corner of the Isle of Wight, overlooking the Solent. The village is popular with tourists and is 2+1⁄3 miles from the town of Ryde, where most tourists reach the island by ferry or hovercraft. Seaview is situated 3 miles south of Outer Spit Buoy.

Outer Spit Buoy

Type: Beacon
Category: transportation
Location: Southsea, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.75737° or 50° 45′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.09092° or 1° 5′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C2WQW45+WJ

GeoNames ID

11790689

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