Talk:The Needles

message: "The Needles Old battery was built on the cliff top above the stacks in 1861–63 to guard the West end of the Solent." Before we are told where the "Old battery" was built, wouldn't it be nice to know what the "Old battery" is? Xientist 00:20, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Voila! Hope it makes sense to you now. Naturenet | Talk 16:09, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The Needles Old battery

message: The Needles (chalk stacks) → The Needles – Disambiguation page was created which usurped the correct geographic name of this page and added a redlink to a band some hours ago. I have moved the disambig page to The Needles (Disambiguation), but am unable to move "Chalk Stacks" back to The Needles without admin assistance. Fiddle Faddle 08:36, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *I did, however, mess up the creation of the disambig page by first creating The Needles (Disambiguation) and then moving it to The Needles (disambiguation), which may or may not cause problems with the move back.  Apologies.  Fiddle Faddle 08:47, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: Add any additional comments
* This page should not have been moved in the first place.  The correct disambiguation page The Needles (disambiguation) should have been created and this page mad an entry in that.  "The Needles" is the correct geographic name for this location. I have created the disambig page with a correct title, but am unable to move this page back without assistance.  While we are always encouraged to be bold, moving The Needles without at least a talk page discussion was a bold step too far. Fiddle Faddle 08:40, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *I did, however, mess up the creation of the disambig page by first creating The Needles (Disambiguation) and then moving it to The Needles (disambiguation), which may or may not cause problems with the move back.  Apologies.  Fiddle Faddle 08:47, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: I removed this text which is unencyclopedic:
Are visitors renting the Coastguard Cottages permitted to bring their vehicle? Clarification required.
--13:55, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  removed from Access section 

message: What does this sentence mean exactly? 
The Needles Old Battery was a military installation built on the cliff top above the stacks in 1861–63 to guard the West end of the Solent.
What is a stack? --Filll 14:31, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It is a term for a tall rock in the sea. Naturenet | Talk 17:15, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stacks? 

message: Discussion here on this, with pictures. Drutt (talk) 03:42, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  17th century image 

message: The following coordinate fixes are needed for
The Needles, in Google Earth's kml file
presently: 50°40'32.79"N (50.675776), 1°32'55.21"W (-1.548670)
should be:  50°39'45.15"N (50.662541), 1°35'22.90"W (-1.589694)
The present kml file appears to be someone's (home) address: 1 Woodlands, Totland Bay, PO39 0FE, UK and is over 2 miles from the Needles.
—Polemyx (talk) 00:00, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: (mostly) — The coordinates in the article were basically correct, resolving to a point about 400m north of the Needles. The reason you were taken to the wrong place is that Google, especially Google Earth but occasionally Google Maps as well, will take you to the wrong place even though provided with proper coordinates. It's a Google problem, not a Wikipedia problem. (If you'll look at the link text, you will see that it's Google, not Wikipedia that is generating the klm and that Google is being provided with the correct coordinates.) Google has been long ago informed of the problem but has not fixed it. By the way, if in GeoHack you'll use the "w/ meta data" link for Google Earth, rather than the "Open" link, it will (almost?) always work correctly. Acme Mapper and Wikimapia will always take you to the right location. I did improve the coords slightly (from  to ) so they point directly at the Needles rather than 400m off, but I note that the Google Earth "Open" link still takes you to Totland Bay. — TransporterMan (TALK) 18:33, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinate error 

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message: Should known wrecks be included in the article? There is a category: Shipwrecks of the Needles, with four entries. Tony Holkham (Talk) 16:11, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps a mention with any linked articles being strictly on topic to the Needles, not for example one of the four, SS Irex which was in  Scratchell's Bay.SovalValtos (talk) 11:08, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, . Happy New Year, BTW. Tony. Tony Holkham (Talk) 14:49, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrecks