Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore The Towans, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Towans 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 The Towans, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of The Towans and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | The Towans |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.195869 |
| Longitude | -5.424161 |
| Place Type | Village |
The Towans rises from a shifting, sandy topography where the Atlantic wind perpetually reshapes the dunes. It lies 0.8 miles north of Hayle (from Hayle: bearing 351°T, OS grid SW 557 384). A restless, golden light spills across the undulating terrain of The Towans, catching the sharp, pale blades of marram grass that anchor the dunes against the sea. To the west, the expansive reach of Hayle Towans offers a wide, tidal horizon where the water retreats to reveal vast, gleaming flats. Inland, the ancient stones of the Mexico Cross stand as silent sentinels, their weathered surfaces bearing witness to a history that long predates the modern dwellings. The air here holds a distinct, salt-heavy clarity, drifting inland from the coast to brush against the nearby, tranquil waters of the Copperhouse Pool. Life in The Towans remains tethered to these elemental rhythms, defined by the constant, low-frequency roar of the surf and the shifting textures of the coastal landscape. Visitors often find that the horizon seems to expand, pulling the eye toward the distant, hazy line where the sky and the Atlantic merge into a single, muted blue.
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Explore The Towans, 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: 50.195869, -5.424161. 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. |