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.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It has an area of 0.9 square kilometres, a length of approximately 2 kilometres, a maximum width of 0.54 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″ north

Longitude

-3.28461° or 3° 17′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C6RGPV8+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4871717890

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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