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The Needles are a row of three stacks of chalk that rise about 30 metres (98 ft) out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight in the English Channel, United Kingdom, close to Alum Bay and Scratchell's Bay, and part of Totland, the westernmost civil parish of the Isle of Wight. The Needles Lighthouse stands at the outer, western ...
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. Designed by James Walker, for Trinity House at a cost of £20,000, it was completed in 1859 from granite blocks. It stands 33.25 metres (109.1 ft) high and is a circular tower ...
Detailed map of the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is situated between the Solent and the English Channel, is roughly rhomboid in shape, and covers an area of 150 sq mi (380 km 2). Slightly more than half, mainly in the west, is designated as the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Needles, part of Headon Warren And West High Down SSSI. This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) on the Isle of Wight, England.The Isle of Wight is an island and county three miles off the south coast of England in the English Channel.
A view of the Needles from Alum Bay cliffs, with the Alum Bay chair lift in the foreground. 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. [1]
The Tennyson Trail is a 14-mile walk from Carisbrooke to The Needles on the Isle of Wight. The route goes through Bowcombe Down, Brighstone Forest, Mottistone Down, Brook Down, Afton Down, Freshwater Bay, Tennyson Down, and West High Down to Alum Bay. [1] The name of the trail comes from poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, a former resident of the Isle ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:56, 26 September 2010: 1,425 × 868 (843 KB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of the Isle of Wight, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N
Description: Map of the Isle of Wight, UK with districts shown.. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155% Geographic limits: West: 1.61W; East: 1.05W