Word Beacon
Word Beacon is a work of art in South Tyneside, England. Word Beacon is situated nearby to North Marine Park, as well as near the shipyard South Shields Sailing Club.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arbeia and Herd Groyne Lighthouse.
Arbeia
Archaeological site
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. Arbeia is situated 1,000 feet west of Word Beacon.
Herd Groyne Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Shields is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages. Herd Groyne Lighthouse is situated 1,400 feet north of Word Beacon.
Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Theme park
Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is a theme park, which is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Word Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Shields and North Shields.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.
North Shields
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Shields is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 8 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth.
Tynemouth
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Tynemouth is a large town in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, nine miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It's the largest of a series of towns on the north bank of the Tyne estuary, running into North Shields to the west and Cullercoats to the north, also described on this page.
Word Beacon
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00438° or 55° 0′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.42632° or 1° 25′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7W2H3F+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8972383191OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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