The most easterly point in Britain is now marked with a representation of a compass. Around the outer metal ring, at the correct points of the compass, are the names of some towns and cities and their distances from Lowestoft in miles. See the lists below.
| Town and cities distances from Lowestoft in miles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North East segment | South East segment | South West segment | North West segment |
|
|
|
|
Suffolk covers an area of approximately 1500 square miles. To the north is the county of Norfolk, in the west lies Cambridgeshire and the southern border is with Essex. Suffolk also has 50 miles of coastline that faces the North Sea.
Apart from the south western corner, most of the county is no more than 300 feet above sea level. Although it is by no means completely flat.