Lightvessel 18
Lightvessel 18 is a 1958 lightvessel. The site is 100 m northeast of Harwich. A short trip away is Landguard Fort, 2.6 km off, the first of 28 within 15 km.
Museum near Harwich
Just outside Harwich
Lightvessel 18 is 100 m northeast of Harwich. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
The warmest afternoons in Harwich run May to September, at 17–23°C.
Lightvessel 18
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 100 m northeast of Harwich
- Official site
- lv18.org
Locating Lightvessel 18
Orange is Lightvessel 18; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Lightvessel 18, by distance
By population, Felixstowe leads the 7 with 24,218. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Harwich
Shotley Gate
Felixstowe
Parkeston
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Lightvessel 18 is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harwich | 100 m southwest of it | 20,219 | 15 |
| Shotley Gate | 1.3 km northwest of it | 1,418 | 14 |
| Felixstowe | 1.4 km northeast of it | 24,218 | 16 |
| Parkeston | 1.5 km west of it | 975 | 13 |
| Shotley | 2.9 km northwest of it | 550 | 11 |
| Trimley St Mary | 3.2 km northeast of it | 3,736 | 15 |
| Trimley St Martin | 4.4 km north of it | 1,725 | 11 |
More to see nearby
There are 28 within 15 km, 3 forts, 2 piers and 2 museums among them.
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort2.6 km away2
FortHarwich Redoubt700 m away3
FortBeacon Hill Fort1.2 km away4PierPierShotley Pier1.5 km away5FortFortHM Fort Roughs15 km away6
PierFelixstowe Pier4.3 km away7
MuseumLifeboat Museum300 m away8
MuseumIpswich Transport Museum12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Lightvessel 18: the answers
Where is Lightvessel 18?
Lightvessel 18 is 100 m northeast of Harwich, Essex.
What is Lightvessel 18?
1958 lightvessel.
When is the best time to visit Lightvessel 18?
May to September are the warmest months in Harwich, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Lightvessel 18?
Within 15 km: Landguard Fort (2.6 km), Harwich Redoubt (700 m), Beacon Hill Fort (1.2 km) and Shotley Pier (1.5 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Lightvessel 18: Matt Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harwich Redoubt: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beacon Hill Fort: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felixstowe Pier: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lifeboat Museum: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Transport Museum: Nowell87, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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