Sheerness Light Buoy
Sheerness Light Buoy is a beacon in Kent, South East England, England. Sheerness Light Buoy is situated nearby to the castle Garrison Point Fort, as well as near the suburb Blue Town.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garrison Point Fort and Sheerness-on-Sea railway station.
Garrison Point Fort
Castle
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Garrison Point Fort is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Built in the 1860s in response to concerns about a possible French invasion, it was the last in a series of artillery batteries that had existed on the site since the mid-16th century. Garrison Point Fort is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Sheerness Light Buoy.
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 3,400 feet south of Sheerness Light Buoy.
Sheerness War Memorial
Work of art
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sheerness War Memorial is a work of art, which is situated 3,100 feet south of Sheerness Light Buoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Town and Sheerness.
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.
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.
Halfway Houses
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halfway Houses is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in England. It derives its name from the pub in the village centre, with the same name, which was so named because it is halfway between Minster and Sheerness, before the coastal road was built along the north coast connecting Minster and Sheerness. Halfway Houses is situated 2 miles southeast of Sheerness Light Buoy.
Sheerness Light Buoy
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4494° or 51° 26′ 58″ northLongitude
0.75321° or 0° 45′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9F32CQX3+Q7GeoNames ID
12110810
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