Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: East Devon · Region: South West
Explore Beacon, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Beacon 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 Beacon, Devon, 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 Devon or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Beacon and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Beacon |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | East Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.840631 |
| Longitude | -3.166687 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Beacon anchors the quiet, rising topography of the East Devon landscape where the air thins and sharpens against the palate. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-east of Honiton (from Honiton: bearing 19°T, OS grid ST 179 052), and is situated north-north-west of Monkton village. The land here possesses a raw, unvarnished geometry, defined by the stark ascent of Hartridge which looms barely a third of a mile to the north. Ancient earthworks mark the summit of the nearby Bowl Barrow, where the wind carries a salt-less chill that feels older than the surrounding hedgerows. Below these high, exposed ridges, the terrain softens into the productive folds of a working agricultural interior. To the south, the prominence of Dumpdon Hill serves as a silent sentinel, its silhouette a familiar, dark geometry against the shifting clouds of the South West. Beacon remains an outlier of deep, quiet fields, where the quality of light at dusk bleeds a bruised purple across the valley floor. The rhythms of the seasons dictate the pace of life here, far removed from the clamour of the busier lowland roads.
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Explore Beacon, Devon, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.840631, -3.166687. 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. |