Hale Rock

Hale Rock is an islet in , , . Hale Rock is situated nearby to the reef , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Annet and Melledgan.

Island
Photo: Rowan Legg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the second-largest of the approximately 50 uninhabited , one kilometre west of with a length of one kilometre and approximately 22 hectares in area.

Islet
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Western Rocks are a group of uninhabited skerries and rocks in the south-western part of the , , and are renowned for the numerous shipwrecks in the area and the nearby Bishop Rock lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 17th-century lighthouse situated on on the . It was the second to be built in the western approaches; it was also only the second lighthouse station to be established by Trinity House. is situated 1 mile northeast of Hale Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middle Town and Bartholomew Ledges Wreck.

Hamlet
is a small settlement on the island of . It includes the island's primary school, post office and general store, and the old lighthouse.

Locality
The is a wreck found in the late 1970s at St Mary's Sound, is believed to be that of a mid-sixteenth to early seventeenth century armed cargo vessel. is situated 2 miles northeast of Hale Rock.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the largest settlement on the and its administrative centre. The town is in the west of the isle of , the largest and most populous island in the archipelago; it is on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island. is situated 3 miles northeast of Hale Rock.

Hale Rock

Latitude
49.88487° or 49° 53′ 6″ north
Longitude
-6.36264° or 6° 21′ 46″ west
Open location code
8CXMVJMP+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 236730567
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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