Porthgwarra Cornwall Map
Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Porthgwarra, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Porthgwarra map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Interactive Map of Porthgwarra, Cornwall
How to Use This Porthgwarra, Cornwall Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Porthgwarra, Cornwall, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Porthgwarra and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Porthgwarra |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.038129 |
| Longitude | -5.672370 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
About Porthgwarra
Porthgwarra, a jewel in Cornwall's rugged crown, catches the sun with a quiet defiance. It lies 9.6 km south of St Just (from St Just: bearing 177°T, OS grid SW 371 217), and is situated west-south-west of St Levan village. The air here, thick with the salty breath of the Atlantic, carries the distant cries of gulls and the murmur of waves against ancient granite. A scattering of whitewashed cottages, seemingly born from the very rock face, huddles around a small, sheltered cove where fishing boats are often drawn up, their colours faded by sun and sea. The landscape unfurls in a sweep of heathland, painted with the resilient purples of heather and the gold of gorse, leading down to the restless, ever-changing sea. Even on the stillest days, Porthgwarra holds a wildness, a sense of the vastness that lies just beyond the horizon.
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About This Porthgwarra Map Page
Explore Porthgwarra, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.038129, -5.672370. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |
