Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre (1,710 yd) stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 13 metres (43 ft) wide at the top and the base is 65 metres (213 ft).
Plymouth Breakwater.
| Tower | |
|---|---|
| Fog signal | blast every 15s. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1844 |
| Focal height | 19 m (62 ft) |
How long is Plymouth breakwater in miles?
a mile
The breakwater is nearly a mile long (1,560 metres / 1,710 yards) – around the length of 20 Olympic swimming pools. It measures 13 metres (43 feet) wide at the top and 65 metres (213 feet) wide at the base. It lies in about 10 metres (33 feet) of water.
How far is Plymouth breakwater from the hoe?
2½ miles
It is nearly one mile long and is 2½ miles out from Plymouth Hoe. Before the Breakwater was built Plymouth Sound was open to storms from the South West, which made it a dangerous anchorage.
Can you walk on Plymouth breakwater?
Plymouth Breakwater is Ministry of Defence property and unauthorised landing thereon is not permitted.
How long is the Plymouth Breakwater swim?
Swimmers will alight the boat at the eastern end of the Breakwater near to Bovisand Pier. The swim route will be along the coastline at Jennycliff Bay a distance of around 3.2km.
Where is the longest breakwater in the UK?
The Holyhead Breakwater Country Park was opened in 1990 and is situated on the site of an old quarry which supplied stone for the 2.39km (1.5 miles) Holyhead Breakwater, the longest in Europe, which was built between 1846 and 1873. Part of the park is situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
What is the longest street in Plymouth?
Union Street
Union Street was built in 1815 to link the three towns of Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport. It is the longest and straightest street in Plymouth.
How far apart are Plymouth and Portsmouth?
Distance between Plymouth and Portsmouth is 221 kilometers (137 miles). Driving distance from Plymouth to Portsmouth is 277 kilometers (172 miles).
How far is bugle from Plymouth?
around 29 miles
It takes an average of 2h 46m to travel from Plymouth to Bugle by train, over a distance of around 29 miles (46 km).
What is the island off Plymouth Hoe?
Drake’s Island
For almost 600 years, Drake’s Island has provided protection for the city and port of Plymouth. Situated in Plymouth Sound just 600m from the famous Hoe, the island’s rich and varied history dates back centuries.
How long does the breakwater trip take?
Breakwater Cruise Information
Introducing our 1 hour 30 min, Breakwater Coastal Cruise; Set sail with us on board one of our cruise boats and see Plymouth Hoe, Drakes Island and the river Tamar from the water. We pass the scenic Cornish Coast and the historic smuggling villages of Cawsand & Kingsand.
How far is the breakwater swim?
4km
The swim is 4km in distance and we ask that all those taking part have experience of open water swimming and should be able to complete around 160 lengths of a 25m pool.
What is the deepest part of Plymouth Sound?
Plymouth Sound has general depths of 26 to 5.5 metres and its main fairway leads north-eastwards towards Plymouth Hoe.
Has anyone swam from Nantucket to Cape?
No one has attempted a solo swim across the 30 miles of open water between Nantucket and Cape Cod in nearly three decades. The only man known to have successfully completed a solo crossing is Paul Asmuth, an International Swimming Hall of Famer who swam from Nantucket to Hyannis in just over 12 hours back in 1986.
Has anyone swam across the Long Island Sound?
On August 6, 2011, the six swimmers swam a relay from Mattituck, New York, on Long Island to the lighthouse on Falkner Island, 17 miles across Long Island Sound in Madison, Connecticut.
Can you swim in the sea at Plymouth?
There are two designated safe swimming areas in the Sound – Tinside beach and Firestone Bay at Devil’s Point.
What is the longest breakwater in the world?
14.523 km
The longest breakwater measures 14.523 km (9.02 miles) and was achieved by Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co.
Can you walk Holyhead breakwater?
The breakwater at Holyhead is a staggering 1.7 miles long, the longest in Europe and is not only very pleasant to walk along as it has a promenade but extremely popular with fishing and various competitions take place throughout the year from this excellent fishing location.
Is breakwater natural or man made?
A breakwater is a human-made structure built out into the sea with the purpose of creating a safe harbor, marina, or anchorage for fishing vessels and protecting the coast from powerful swells and waves.
Which are the rough areas of Plymouth?
Devonport is the most deprived in terms of its surrounding neighbourhoods and on a local authority level, and Stonehouse falls within the most deprived one per cent nationally.
What is the richest part of Plymouth?
Property here fetches prices of just under half a million (£497,000). And our winner in top spot is Custom House Lane, located in Millbay. This road is so exclusive that I can’t even take a sneak peak at what £542,000 could buy.