Long How
Long How is a locality in Buttermere, Cumberland, England. Long How is situated nearby to the locality Nether How, as well as near Crag Houses.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St James and Rannerdale Knotts.
Rannerdale Knotts
Peak
Photo: Archie424, Public domain.
Rannerdale Knotts is a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. Rising from the Buttermere valley, it is one of the smaller Cumbrian hills and is overlooked by a number of surrounding fells, such as Grasmoor, Whiteless Pike and, across Crummock Water, Mellbreak and the High Stile ridge.
Buttermere
Lake
Buttermere is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It has a length of approximately 2 kilometres and a maximum width of 0.54 kilometres, an area of 0.9 square kilometres, a maximum depth of 28.6 metres, and a surface elevation of 100.3 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatesgarth and Brackenthwaite.
Gatesgarth
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gatesgarth is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of Buttermere, on the B5289 road on its western approach to the Honister Pass. Gatesgarth is situated 2 miles southeast of Long How.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park. Brackenthwaite is situated 3 miles north of Long How.
Thackthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at. Thackthwaite is situated 4 miles north of Long How.
Long How
- Type: Locality
- Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.54357° or 54° 32′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.28461° or 3° 17′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C6RGPV8+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4871717890OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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