Needles Viewpoint

Needles Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Needles Viewpoint is situated nearby to the ruins High Down Rocket Test Site, as well as near Rocket Testing Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Needles Battery and High Down Rocket Test Site.

New Needles Battery

Museum

Photo: Wolmars, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New Needles Battery is a museum, which is situated 380 feet northeast of Needles Viewpoint.

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.

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 2,900 feet west of Needles Viewpoint.

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

Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 2½ miles northeast of Needles Viewpoint.

Colwell Bay

Village

Photo: Debnigo, CC BY 3.0.

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 Needles Viewpoint.

Needles Viewpoint

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Totland, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.66144° or 50° 39′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.5791° or 1° 34′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C2WMC6C+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2433331

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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