South West Shingles Buoy
South West Shingles Buoy is a beacon in Totland, Isle of Wight, England. South West Shingles Buoy is situated nearby to the hamlet Alum Bay, as well as near the village Totland.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Needles Lighthouse and High Down Rocket Test Site.
Needles Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, near sea level. Needles Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of South West Shingles Buoy.
High Down Rocket Test Site
Ruins
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles. The remains of the High Down Test Site are a rare example of a 1950s British rocket test facility, built at a time when the country was amongst a handful of nations at the forefront of rocket and missile technology. High Down Rocket Test Site is situated 2 miles east of South West Shingles Buoy.
New Needles Battery
Photo: Wolmars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Needles Battery is situated 2 miles east of South West Shingles Buoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.
Alum Bay
Hamlet
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Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs. Alum Bay is situated 3 miles east of South West Shingles Buoy.
Totland
Village
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Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of Totland, the civil parish comprises the western tip of the Isle of Wight, and includes The Needles, Tennyson Down and the hamlet of Middleton. Totland is situated 4 miles northeast of South West Shingles Buoy.
Colwell Bay
Village
Colwell Bay is a bay in the west of the Isle of Wight. It is located between the towns of Totland and Yarmouth. The bay's northernmost point is Cliff's End the closest point of the Island to the British mainland, with Hurst Castle situated at the end of a long peninsula just under a mile to the northwest. Colwell Bay is situated 4½ miles northeast of South West Shingles Buoy.
South West Shingles Buoy
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Totland, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.65483° or 50° 39′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.62533° or 1° 37′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C2WM93F+WVGeoNames ID
11790958
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