Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Buttermere, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Buttermere 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Buttermere, Cumbria, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Cumbria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Buttermere and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Buttermere |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.541397 |
| Longitude | -3.275806 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Buttermere draws the eye with a stark, glacial clarity, framed by the precipitous shoulders of the surrounding fells. It lies 6.9 miles south-west of Keswick (from Keswick: bearing 233°T, OS grid NY 175 169), and is situated west of Grange village. Enclosed within the protective sweep of the Lake District National Park, the terrain feels carved by ancient, cold forces that still linger in the stillness of the air. To the east, the formidable slope of High Snockrigg looms, casting long, bruised shadows over the valley floor as the sun dips. The light here has a sharp, metallic quality, catching the movement of water where the Buttermere Dubs channel the flow between the lakes. A lone tree stands as a solitary sentinel near the water’s edge, its silhouette a jagged ink-stroke against the grey-green expanse of the fells. Buttermere remains a place of austere beauty, where the weight of the mountains dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the day.
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Explore Buttermere, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.541397, -3.275806. 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 | September 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. |