What's the furthest place East and West I could see from the end of the pier?

[Cadiz Seagull]

I could see the Isle of Wight when I lived on the 17th floor of Chartwell Court.

Can't see it from here though.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I could see the Isle of Wight when I lived on the 17th floor of Chartwell Court.

Can't see it from here though.

They used to claim that you can see the Isle of Wight from the top of the helter skelter on the pier.

I'd guess it would have to be low tide, and a clear day for that to be possible. I know you can see it from the Dyke, but that is 200m higher.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

Yes but can you see the top of the helter skelter on the Palace pier from the Isle of Wight?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Yes but can you see the top of the helter skelter on the Palace pier from the Isle of Wight?

No, it's far too small... whereas Culver Cliff at Whitecliff Bay is frickin huge.

 

[NMH]

Is Chanctonbury the big hill that you can see in the background looking west?

I'm loathe to start another thread on views from Sussex but I am very partial to contemplating my navel and admiring the views from Chanctonbury and Cissbury Rings where you can see the IOW on even a not so sunny day.


Sussex countryside is feckin beautiful.

Having a panoramic view of the Downs (not The Downes, ahem) every day, makes me want to put up posters of some CONCRETE, some proper nasty PROJECTS and COUNCIL ESTATES!

Hactually, Chanctonbury Ring is always magnificent from my windows, especially later in the day when the sun sinks into the pollen and shimmer.

The Adur passing under the wooden bridge, Lancing College Chapel and the cement works, winding up through Bramber and Upper Beeding - is also worth a regular visit. Few places in Britain are as pleasing to behold.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

the cement works, winding up through Bramber and Upper Beeding - is also worth a regular visit.

I find those buildings very creepy!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I have it on authority that, on a clear day, you can see forever

You could be right because I have seen the moon from the pier and that is about 240,000 miles away. Not sure if this is technically North!


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[NMH]

I find those buildings very creepy!

Yeah, that's what's cool about them. I often think they'd have made a brilliant backdrop for a Joy Division video

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Yeah, that's what's cool about them. I often think they'd have made a brilliant backdrop for a Joy Division video

Wouldnt they just. Especially at dusk when they are EXCEPTIONALLY creepy!!!

 

[Gazwag]

If your eye is at sea level, and what you are looking at is at sea level, you can see about 4 miles. Curvature of the Earth an all that.

So how come I can clearly see Eastbourne from Bexhill beach, even if I was swimming in the sea, which is 15 miles away

 

[skipper734]

It's about the same distance to Littlehampton from Brighton and you can only see the tall bits there.
You can probably see the tall bits to the west of Eastbourne and Beachy Head. Unless you swim a long way out, Sovereign Harbour will get in the way of line of sight to most of the rest of Eastbourne from Bexhill.

 

[Taybha]

The only thing mildly creepy about the cement works is the fact that every august when the moons full under a cloudless sky between the hours of 3-4 am and your driving south past it,all the broken windows miraculously repair themselves and if you slow down to 20mph you can see the reflection of your ford capri in said windows as you cruise by.B4 you scoff at the very notion of such poppycock best thee swat up on the curse of the blue circle legend..Creepy pfft

 

[csider]

I don't think you can see the Isle of Wight from the pier but you can certainly see it from Hollingbury Hill and also from Woodingdean

on a foggy day??