Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Portherras, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Portherras 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 Portherras, 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 Portherras and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Portherras |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.152617 |
| Longitude | -5.656653 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Portherras catches the Atlantic wind with a raw, unyielding grace that defines the rugged edge of the Cornish peninsula. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of St Just (from St Just: bearing 28°T, OS grid SW 388 344), and is situated east of Pendeen village. Granite outcrops rise from the earth like the bleached vertebrae of some ancient, buried giant, casting long shadows across the heath as the afternoon light thins to a pale, metallic silver. To the north-east, the slopes of Carn Clough rise sharply, providing a silent, stony sentinel over the low-lying scrub and gorse. The proximity of the Lower Boscaswell Fogou serves as a quiet reminder of the subterranean history that persists beneath the modern topsoil, where darkness remains constant even under the brightest summer sun. Portherras exists in a landscape of sharp contrasts, where the salt-heavy air scours the stone and keeps the vegetation clipped close to the ground. There is a singular, austere dignity in the way the local terrain resists the softening touch of time, maintaining a stubborn, wild character that demands respect from those who traverse it.
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Explore Portherras, 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: 50.152617, -5.656653. 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. |