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Camel's Head Devon Map

Traditional county: Devon · Unitary authority: City of Plymouth · Region: South West

Explore Camel's Head, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Camel's Head 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.

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PlaceCamel's Head
Traditional CountyDevon
Unitary AuthorityCity of Plymouth
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.393561
Longitude-4.175519
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Camel's Head

Camel's Head watches over the shifting tidal reaches where the land begins to fray into the salt-washed edges of the Tamar estuary. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Torpoint (from Torpoint: bearing 39°T, OS grid SX 454 571), and is situated east-north-east of Wilcove village. The local topography is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from suburban order to the wilder, brackish margins of the water. Residents often walk the short distance to Marley Park, where the afternoon sun catches the sharp metal lines of the Redivivus sculpture, standing as a stark, modern sentinel against the softer greens of the grass. The air here carries a faint, metallic tang of the nearby dockyards, reminding one that the sea is a restless neighbour. Beyond the immediate streets, the horizon rises toward the quiet slopes of Drake’s Hill, offering a vantage point where the sprawling geometry of the coast becomes clear. Camel's Head balances this industrial gravity with the quietude of its residential pockets, anchored by a geography that feels both permanent and curiously transient. In the fading light, the surrounding landscape seems to hold its breath, caught between the utility of the modern road and the ancient, pull-tide silence of the estuary.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Marley Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 153° SSE
  • Redivivus (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 306° NW
  • Alexandra Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 183° S
  • Blackie Woods Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 304° NW
  • Drake's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 028° NNE
  • Broomball Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 029° NNE
  • Mount Pleasant Redoubt (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 157° SSE · 1 ha
  • Soapbox Theatre (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 173° S
  • Kinterbury Point (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 278° W
  • Yonderberry Point (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 228° SW
  • Devonport Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.2 mi, 176° S · 16 ha
  • Bullpoint Gunpowder Magazines And Camber (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 282° WNW · 4 ha
  • Ernesettle Battery (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 343° NNW · 2 ha
  • Devonport Playhouse (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 178° S
  • rockets and Rascals (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 185° S
  • Ford Park Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.6 mi, 119° ESE · 4 ha
  • Wyndham Lane Ventilation Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 148° SSE
  • Railway viaduct (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 136° SE
  • Devonport Naval Heritage Centre (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 190° S
  • Devonport Column (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 181° S
  • Richmond Walk Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 165° SSE
  • H. Elliott (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Quarry Park Bottom (Valley) — 1.9 mi, 234° SW
  • Mount Wise Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 176° S
  • Tamerton Foliot Stream (River) — 2.0 mi, 357° N
  • Drake's Place Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 125° SE
  • Derry's clock (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 141° SE
  • Plymouth Arts Cinema (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 130° SE
  • The Box (St Luke's) (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 129° SE
  • Warren Point (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 341° NNW

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About This Camel's Head Map Page

Explore Camel's Head, 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: 50.393561, -4.175519. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.