Rocket Testing Station
Rocket Testing Station is a ruins in Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Rocket Testing Station is situated nearby to the ruins High Down Rocket Test Site, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Needles Viewpoint.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Down Rocket Test Site and New Needles Battery.
High Down Rocket Test Site
Ruins
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles. 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.
New Needles Battery
Museum
Photo: Wolmars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Needles Battery is a museum, which is situated 370 feet north of Rocket Testing Station.
Needles Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, near sea level. Needles Lighthouse is situated 3,200 feet west of Rocket Testing Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.
Alum Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.
Totland
Village
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Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of Totland, the civil parish comprises the western tip of the Isle of Wight, and includes The Needles, Tennyson Down and the hamlet of Middleton. Totland is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rocket Testing Station.
Colwell Bay
Village
Colwell Bay is a bay in the west of the Isle of Wight. It is located between the towns of Totland and Yarmouth. The bay's northernmost point is Cliff's End the closest point of the Island to the British mainland, with Hurst Castle situated at the end of a long peninsula just under a mile to the northwest. Colwell Bay is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rocket Testing Station.
Rocket Testing Station
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Totland, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66121° or 50° 39′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.57796° or 1° 34′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C2WMC6C+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 543726600OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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