Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Rock, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rock 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 Rock, Isle of Wight, 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 Isle of Wight or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Rock and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Rock |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.652803 |
| Longitude | -1.399881 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Rock reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings tucked into the quiet folds of the Isle of Wight’s southern landscape. It lies 5.6 miles south-east of Yarmouth (from Yarmouth: bearing 131°T, OS grid SZ 425 838), and is situated north-north-west of Brighstone village. Sunlight here has a peculiar, pale clarity that catches the flint walls and heavy, weathered tiles of the older houses. Just a short walk away, the remains of the Rock Roman Villa lie quiet beneath the turf, a silent reminder of those who first cleared the chalky soil. To the north, the rising slopes of Brighstone Down draw the eye upward, where the land meets a wide, restless sky. The air in Rock often carries the sharp, salt-edged scent of the nearby English Channel, moving inland over the rolling fields. Ancient barrows rise like soft, green swells from the higher ground, grounding the horizon in a deep, pre-industrial stillness. Life in Rock follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding farmland, untroubled by the haste of the modern world.
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Explore Rock, Isle of Wight, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.652803, -1.399881. 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. |