Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Hawkshead Hill, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hawkshead Hill 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 Hawkshead Hill, Cumbria, 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 | Hawkshead Hill |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.381644 |
| Longitude | -3.023610 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hawkshead Hill occupies a high, windswept ridge where the Cumbrian light catches the grey slate of ancient drystone walls. It lies 4.3 miles south-west of Ambleside (from Ambleside: bearing 215°T, OS grid SD 336 989), and is situated north-west of Hawkshead village. This elevated terrain falls within the protected expanse of the Lake District National Park, commanding vistas that stretch toward the jagged horizon. To the west, the dark waters of Wharton Tarn mirror the shifting clouds, while the slopes of Hill Fell rise sharply to break the sky. The landscape around Hawkshead Hill remains defined by the rhythmic geometry of sheep-grazed pastures and the sudden, hidden rush of Parks Gill cutting through the rock. Travelers moving toward the nearby Tarn Hows Viewpoint often pause here, where the air grows thin and sharp against the skin. These heights offer a vantage point over the rugged geology of the North West, where the stone itself seems to hum with the memory of glacial movement. Hawkshead Hill serves as a quiet sentinel of the fells, holding its ground amidst the slow, enduring pulse of the mountain wind.
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Explore Hawkshead Hill, 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: 54.381644, -3.023610. 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. |