Needles Lighthouse

Summary

Needles Lighthouse is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Needles Lighthouse is located in Q9679^[3].
• Needles Lighthouse is located in Totland^[4].
• Needles Lighthouse is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Needles Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6].
• Needles Lighthouse's architect is recorded as James Walker^[7].
• Needles Lighthouse is operated by Trinity House^[8].
• Needles Lighthouse is made of stone^[9].
• Needles Lighthouse is made of granite^[10].
• The location of Needles Lighthouse was Alum Bay^[11].
• Needles Lighthouse's Commons category is recorded as The Needles Lighthouse^[12].
• 1859 marks the founding of Needles Lighthouse^[13].
• Needles Lighthouse's OS grid reference is recorded as SZ2895484811^[14].
• Needles Lighthouse's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.66222222, 'lon': -1.59166667}^[15].
• Needles Lighthouse's structural engineer is recorded as James Walker^[16].
• Needles Lighthouse's located in/on physical feature is recorded as The Needles^[17].
• Needles Lighthouse's service entry is recorded as 1859^[18].
• Needles Lighthouse's has facility is recorded as helipad^[19].
• Needles Lighthouse's light characteristic is recorded as Oc(2) WRG 20s^[20].
• Needles Lighthouse's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building^[21].
• Needles Lighthouse's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+31'}^[22].
• Needles Lighthouse's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24'}^[23].
• Needles Lighthouse's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+17'}^[24].
• Needles Lighthouse's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+14'}^[25].
• Needles Lighthouse's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+14'}^[26].
• Needles Lighthouse's historic county is recorded as Hampshire^[27].

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Geography

Needles Lighthouse is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Q9679^[3], an island^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Totland^[4], a village^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].

Designation and Status

Needles Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building^[21].

History and Context

1859 marks the founding of Needles Lighthouse^[13].

Why It Matters

Needles Lighthouse ranks in the top 5% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]