Whales Back
Whales Back is in Bude–Stratton, Cornwall, England. Whales Back is situated nearby to Compass Point Storm Tower, as well as near the beach Compass Cove.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Compass Point Storm Tower and Bude Sea Pool.
Compass Point Storm Tower
Tower
Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Storm Tower at Compass Point, Bude–Stratton, Cornwall, England, is an octagonal lookout tower, modelled on the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece. Compass Point Storm Tower is situated 380 feet southeast of Whales Back.
Bude Sea Pool
Swimming pool
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
Bude Sea Pool is a partially man-made tidal swimming pool or lido in the rocks at Summerleaze Beach, Bude, Cornwall. Bude Sea Pool is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Whales Back.
The Castle Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Castle Heritage Centre is a museum, which is situated 1,700 feet east of Whales Back.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bude and Lynstone.
Bude
Photo: Matt Prosser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bude is a fishing village and holiday resort in North Cornwall on the coast at the mouth of the River Neet.
Lynstone
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lynstone is a hamlet near Bude in north Cornwall, England. At the 2011 census the population at the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton.
Poughill
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poughill is a village in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton, in the Cornwall district, in north-east Cornwall, England. It is located one mile north of Bude. In 2015 it had an estimated population of 677. Poughill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Whales Back.
Whales Back
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Bude–Stratton, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.82961° or 50° 49′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.55623° or 4° 33′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C2QRCHV+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1051274499OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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