Roa Island Cumbria Map
Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Roa Island, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Roa Island 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 Roa Island, Cumbria
How to Use This Roa Island, Cumbria Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Roa Island, 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.
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 Cumbria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Roa Island and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Roa Island |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.074493 |
| Longitude | -3.174372 |
| Place Type | Village |
About Roa Island
Roa Island breathes a salty air, a quiet outpost where land meets sea. It lies 5.4 km south-east of Barrow-in-Furness (from Barrow-in-Furness: bearing 140°T, OS grid SD 232 649), and is situated south-south-west of Rampside village. The island's connection to the mainland, a slender umbilical cord of road and rail, hints at a past tied to the ebb and flow of commerce, the distant hum of industry a counterpoint to the cry of gulls. Its modest buildings cluster with a sense of shared purpose, as if gathered against the wide, grey expanse of Morecambe Bay. The light here, often diffused by a veil of sea mist, casts a soft, almost bruised hue across the weathered stone and the occasional splash of colour from a well-tended garden.
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About This Roa Island Map Page
Explore Roa Island, 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: 54.074493, -3.174372. 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. |
