Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Harker, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harker 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 | Harker |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.941060 |
| Longitude | -2.970574 |
| Place Type | Village |
Harker rests quietly in Cumbria's broad embrace, a place where the land itself seems to hold a patient, watchful gaze. It lies 5.9 km north-north-west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 336°T, OS grid NY 379 611), and is situated north-north-east of Cargo village. The surrounding countryside, a gentle canvas of fields, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that imbues the very air with a golden, burnished quality, hinting at the long agricultural traditions that have shaped this corner of England. There is a certain understated solidity to Harker, a feeling of permanence in the stone of its older dwellings and the well-trodden paths that connect them. The sky above, vast and frequently dramatic, lends an epic scale to the otherwise intimate landscape, promising a fresh perspective with each passing cloud.
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Explore Harker, 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: 54.941060, -2.970574. 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. |