Beacon (Fire Beacon)
Beacon (Fire Beacon) is a monument in Headland, Hartlepool, England. Beacon (Fire Beacon) is situated nearby to the grassland Town Moor, as well as near the playground Children’s Play Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heugh Battery and Elephant Rock.
Heugh Battery
Museum
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Heugh Gun Battery is located on the Headland at Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The museum bills itself as the only battlefield of World War I in Great Britain. Heugh Battery is situated 840 feet southeast of Beacon (Fire Beacon).
Elephant Rock
Stone
Elephant Rock was a rock formation at Hartlepool, England, shaped like an elephant which only existed for a few decades, being washed away by a storm in 1891. Elephant Rock is situated 850 feet southeast of Beacon (Fire Beacon).
The Heugh Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Heugh Lighthouse is a navigation light on The Headland in Hartlepool, in north-east England. The current lighthouse dates from 1927; it is owned and operated by PD Ports. The Heugh Lighthouse is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Beacon (Fire Beacon).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hartlepool and Throston.
Hartlepool
Photo: Smurrayinchester, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hartlepool is a post-industrial town on the coast of County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 92,600 in 2024. From 1974 to 1996 it was assigned to a new county, Cleveland, but this was then abolished and Hartlepool returned to County Durham.
Throston
Suburb
Throston is an area of north Hartlepool within the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. The area name is from the Anglo Saxon thosson meaning hill. Throston is situated 2 miles west of Beacon (Fire Beacon).
Seaton Carew
Village
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seaton Carew is a seaside resort in the Borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It gives its name to the Seaton ward, which had an estimated population of 7,194 in 2021. Seaton Carew is situated 2½ miles south of Beacon (Fire Beacon).
Beacon (Fire Beacon)
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Headland, Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.69919° or 54° 41′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.17865° or 1° 10′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6WMRXC+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3230480935OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Town Moor and Children’s Play Area.
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