Gilkicker Point
Gilkicker Point is a lighthouse in Hampshire, South East England, England. Gilkicker Point is situated nearby to Fort Gilkicker, as well as near the lake Gilkicker Lagoon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Gilkicker and Fort Monckton.
Fort Gilkicker
Fort
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Gilkicker is a historic Palmerston fort built at the eastern end of Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire England to dominate the key anchorage of Spithead.
Fort Monckton
Fort
Photo: gordon james brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Monckton is a historic military fort on the south-east shoreline of the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire. Built on the ruins of Haselworth Castle to protect Portsmouth Harbour at the start of the American War of Independence, it was rebuilt in the 1880s as a Palmerston fort. Fort Monckton is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Gilkicker Point.
St Francis
Church
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
St Francis is a church, which is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Gilkicker Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alverstoke and Spithead.
Alverstoke
Suburb
Photo: Margaret Auerstedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It stretches east–west from Fort Blockhouse, Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Portsmouth Harbour.
Spithead
Locality
Spithead is an eastern area of the Solent and a roadstead for vessels off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. It is protected from all winds except those from the southeast, with the Isle of Wight lying to the south-west. Spithead is situated 1½ miles south of Gilkicker Point.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Gilkicker Point
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77389° or 50° 46′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.14143° or 1° 8′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C2WQVF5+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 851562493OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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