Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Porthmeor, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Porthmeor 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.
| Place | Porthmeor |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.178546 |
| Longitude | -5.598518 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Porthmeor surveys the restless Atlantic from its Cornish perch. It lies 7.9 km north-north-west of Penzance (from Penzance: bearing 328°T, OS grid SW 431 371), and is situated north-north-west of Madron village. Here, the air carries the sharp tang of salt and the cry of gulls, a constant reminder of the sea's dominion, while the granite cottages, weathered by wind and spray, huddle together against the elements. The rough track leading down to the cove, worn smooth by generations of feet and cartwheels, hints at a history of hardy fishermen and resourceful folk who have long drawn their livelihood from the ocean's bounty. The raw beauty of the coastline, with its dramatic cliffs and the ceaseless murmur of waves against rock, offers a profound sense of elemental power, a stark contrast to the quietude that can settle over Porthmeor when the tide recedes.
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Explore Porthmeor, 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: 50.178546, -5.598518. 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 | June 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. |