The Whale

The Whale is a stone in Grindleford, Derbyshire Dales District, England. The Whale is situated nearby to the stone The Useful Boulder, as well as near The Useless Boulder.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carl Wark and Higger Tor.

Carl Wark

Peak

Photo: polandeze, CC BY 2.0.

Carl Wark is a rocky promontory on Hathersage Moor in the Peak District National Park, just inside the boundary of Sheffield, England. The promontory is faced by vertical cliffs on all but one side, which is protected by a prehistoric embankment.

Higger Tor

Peak

Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Higger Tor or Higgar Tor is a gritstone tor in the Dark Peak, in the north of the Peak District National Park in England. It overlooks the Burbage Valley and the Iron Age hill fort of Carl Wark to the southeast.

Grindleford railway station

Railway station

Photo: James Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grindleford railway station serves the village of Grindleford in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It is located 1 mile away from the village centre in Nether Padley. Grindleford railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of The Whale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ringinglow and Hathersage.

Ringinglow

Village

Photo: Martin Speck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ringinglow is a village in the west of the Sheffield borough of South Yorkshire, England. Although it is within the boundary of Sheffield, it is self-contained, being entirely surrounded by open countryside. Ringinglow is situated 2 miles northeast of The Whale.

Hathersage

Photo: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hathersage is in the Peak District of Derbyshire. Hathersage is a tourist destination because of the scenery of the Hope and Derwent valleys, its literary connections, and easy access by train or road from Sheffield and Manchester.

Dore

Suburb

Photo: Mike Fowkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dore is a large village in the Sheffield district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. The village lies on a hill above the River Sheaf which gave Sheffield its name and, until 1934, was part of Derbyshire but it is now a suburb of the city. Dore is situated 2½ miles east of The Whale.

The Whale

Type: Stone
Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
Location: Grindleford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.32807° or 53° 19′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.59898° or 1° 35′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C5W8CH2+6C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7086008374

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=climbing

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Highlights include The Useful Boulder and The Useless Boulder.

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