Roa Island Cumbria Map

About Roa Island

Roa Island breathes a salty air, a quiet outpost where land meets sea. It lies 5.4 km south-east of Barrow-in-Furness (from Barrow-in-Furness: bearing 140°T, OS grid SD 232 649), and is situated south-south-west of Rampside village. The island's connection to the mainland, a slender umbilical cord of road and rail, hints at a past tied to the ebb and flow of commerce, the distant hum of industry a counterpoint to the cry of gulls. Its modest buildings cluster with a sense of shared purpose, as if gathered against the wide, grey expanse of Morecambe Bay. The light here, often diffused by a veil of sea mist, casts a soft, almost bruised hue across the weathered stone and the occasional splash of colour from a well-tended garden.

About This Roa Island Map Page

Explore Roa Island, 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: 54.074493, -3.174372. 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.