Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Castletown, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Castletown 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 Castletown, Dorset, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Castletown and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Castletown |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.567829 |
| Longitude | -2.445335 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Castletown greets the restless tides of the English Channel with a sturdy, salt-worn resilience born of its maritime heritage. It lies 0.6 miles north-north-west of Fortuneswell (from Fortuneswell: bearing 345°T, OS grid SY 685 743). Portland Castle anchors the southern edge of the harbour, its limestone ramparts standing as a silent, grey sentinel against the persistent Atlantic winds. Beyond the fortifications, the gentle curve of Castletown Beach offers a mosaic of pebbles polished by the relentless friction of the sea. Visitors often pause at the Castletown D-Day Centre, where the echoes of wartime preparation still linger beneath the quiet hum of modern coastal life. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the sharp edges of the stone buildings and casting long, crisp shadows across the harbour walls. Castletown remains defined by this marriage of military gravity and the shifting, rhythmic pulse of the ocean.
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Explore Castletown, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.567829, -2.445335. 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. |