Coastwatch Lookout Station
Coastwatch Lookout Station is a hut in Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Coastwatch Lookout Station is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Needles Viewpoint, as well as near New Needles Battery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Needles Battery and High Down Rocket Test Site.
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.
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 3,000 feet west of Coastwatch Lookout 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
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2 miles northeast of Coastwatch Lookout 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 Coastwatch Lookout Station.
Coastwatch Lookout Station
- Type: Hut
- Category: building
- Location: Totland, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.6619° or 50° 39′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.57875° or 1° 34′ 44″ westOperator
National Coastwatch InstitutionOpen location code
9C2WMC6C+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 918255950OpenStreetMap feature
building=hut
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