New Needles Battery
New Needles Battery is in Isle of Wight, South East England, England. New Needles Battery is situated nearby to the ruins High Down Rocket Test Site, as well as near Rocket Testing Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wolmars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourism
- Description: architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK
- Also known as: “Needles New Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Down Rocket Test Site and Needles Lighthouse.
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 340 feet south of New Needles Battery.
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 3,200 feet west of New Needles Battery.
Hatherwood Battery
Ruins
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hatherwood Battery is a battery located to the east of Alum Bay on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Hatherwood Battery is situated 4,100 feet northeast of New Needles Battery.
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.
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 2 miles northeast of New Needles Battery.
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 2½ miles northeast of New Needles Battery.
New Needles Battery
- Categories: artillery battery and tourist attraction
- Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66223° or 50° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.57804° or 1° 34′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C2WMC6C+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2017015359OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q26504483
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