Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Tendring · Region: Eastern
Explore Point Clear, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Point Clear 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 Point Clear, Essex, 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 | Point Clear |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Tendring |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.795273 |
| Longitude | 1.031990 |
| Place Type | Village |
Point Clear commands a salt-sprayed peninsula where the land yields reluctantly to the encroaching tides of the North Sea. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-east of Brightlingsea (from Brightlingsea: bearing 164°T, OS grid TM 091 150). Low-lying marshes stretch toward the horizon, where the shifting grey light of the Colne Estuary dictates the moods of the shoreline. The silhouette of the Martello Tower A, a stoic sentinel of brick, anchors the northern edge of the headland against the persistent scouring of the wind. Beyond the sea wall, the tidal mudflats of Sandy Point glisten like hammered pewter under a cooling sun. Point Clear remains defined by this elemental friction between the solid, clay-heavy earth and the restless, rhythmic pulse of the surrounding waters. Small craft bob in the channels, tethered to the history of a coast that has long looked outward to the sea for its purpose and its quiet sustenance.
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Explore Point Clear, Essex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.795273, 1.031990. 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. |