Long Tom
Long Tom is a cannon in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. Long Tom is situated nearby to the sports venue The Edge, as well as near The Beacon Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rum Story and West Pier Lighthouse.
The Rum Story
Museum
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rum Story is a visitor attraction in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. It presents the story of the rum trade and the creation of rum. It is located in an original 1785 trading shop and warehouses. The Rum Story is situated 2,100 feet east of Long Tom.
West Pier Lighthouse
Breakwater
Photo: DANNY SEWARD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Pier Lighthouse is a breakwater, which is situated 1,000 feet north of Long Tom.
Haig Colliery Mining Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Worsley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haig Colliery Mining Museum was a visitor attraction in Kells, on the site of Cumbria's last deep coal mine on the cliffs above Whitehaven in Cumbria, England. It closed in January 2016 due to insolvency. Haig Colliery Mining Museum is situated 2,100 feet south of Long Tom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitehaven and Corkickle.
Whitehaven
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whitehaven is a town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is a port on the north-west coast, and lies 4 miles outside the Lake District National Park.
Corkickle
Suburb
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corkickle is a suburb of Whitehaven in Cumbria, England. It is served by Corkickle railway station.
Lowca
Village
Photo: David Trochos, CC BY 3.0.
Lowca is a village and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria, just to the north of the village of Moresby. It had a population of 773 in 2001, increasing to 888 at the 2011 Census. Lowca is situated 2½ miles northeast of Long Tom.
Long Tom
- Type: Cannon
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.5489° or 54° 32′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.59854° or 3° 35′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6RGCX2+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 14104926055OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cannon
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