2017

SX9262 : Beacon

taken 7 years ago, near to Torquay, Torbay, England

Beacon
Beacon
Classically, beacons were fires lit at well-known locations on hills or high places, used either as lighthouses for navigation at sea, or for signalling over land that enemy troops were approaching, in order to alert defences. As signals, beacons are an ancient form of optical telegraphy, and were part of a relay. Many hills in the UK are called Beacon.

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SX9262, 257 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 29 December, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 April, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9259 6278 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:27.2995N 3:30.8645W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9258 6279
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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