High Down Rocket Test Site

The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near . 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Needles Battery and Needles Lighthouse.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 340 feet north of High Down Rocket Test Site.

Lighthouse
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The is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at on the in the , near sea level. is situated 3,100 feet west of High Down Rocket Test Site.

Ruins
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a battery located to the east of on the . It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. is situated 1 mile northeast of High Down Rocket Test Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.

Hamlet
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is a bay near the westernmost point of the , England, within close sight of rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.

Village
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is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of , the civil parish comprises the western tip of the , and includes , and the hamlet of Middleton. is situated 2½ miles northeast of High Down Rocket Test Site.

Village
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is a bay in the west of the . It is located between the towns of and . The bay's northernmost point is Cliff's End the closest point of the Island to the British mainland, with situated at the end of a long peninsula just under a mile to the northwest. is situated 2½ miles northeast of High Down Rocket Test Site.

High Down Rocket Test Site

Latitude
50.66131° or 50° 39′ 41″ north
Longitude
-1.57824° or 1° 34′ 42″ west
Open location code
9C2WMC6C+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5795592763
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q18349428
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In Other Languages

“High Down Rocket Test Site” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “海登火箭測試場”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rocket Testing Station and Needles Viewpoint.

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