Traditional county: Cornwall · Unitary authority: Isles of Scilly · Region: South West
Explore Porthloo, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Porthloo 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 Porthloo, 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.
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| Place | Porthloo |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Unitary Authority | Isles of Scilly |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 49.924426 |
| Longitude | -6.307600 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Porthloo commands a rugged stretch of the St Mary’s coastline, where the Atlantic salt air scours the granite landscape into sharp, enduring clarity. It lies 0.8 miles north-north-east of Hugh Town (from Hugh Town: bearing 29°T, OS grid SV 909 115). The terrain here is shaped by the Porthloo SSSI, a protected coastal margin where rare flora clings to the rocky crevices against the relentless press of the tides. To the north, the ancient stones of the Platform Cairn on Carn Morval Down rise from the heather, marking a silence that has persisted since the prehistoric era. Sunlight often catches the mica in the soil, lending a fleeting, metallic shimmer to the paths that wind toward the shore. Inland, the freshwater Porthloo Pool serves as a quiet mirror to the shifting maritime clouds, providing a calm counterpoint to the turbulent currents of the nearby sound. Porthloo retains a stark, elemental character, defined more by the movement of the sea and the weight of its exposed bedrock than by the temporary structures of man. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, offering a perspective on the Scilly archipelago that feels both vast and intimately observed.
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Explore Porthloo, 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: 49.924426, -6.307600. 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. |