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Harton Tyne and Wear Map

Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: South Tyneside · Region: North East

Explore Harton, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harton 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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Place	Harton
Traditional County	Tyne and Wear
District / Borough	South Tyneside
Region	North East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.979410
Longitude	-1.410589
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Harton

Harton commands a vantage point above the North Sea, where the salt-heavy air carries the distant, rhythmic pulse of the tides. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-east of South Shields (from South Shields: bearing 147°T, OS grid NZ 378 651). Low-lying clouds often cast a silvered light across the rooftops, illuminating the quiet domesticity that defines the streets. Residents frequently walk the short distance to Robert Readhead Park, where the mature trees offer a brief, verdant respite from the urban sprawl of the Tyne and Wear district. To the east, the Harton Down Hill Sssi preserves a fragile fragment of unimproved grassland, clinging to the limestone ridge as if defying the encroaching modern development. The geology here is ancient and unforgiving, providing a stark contrast to the manicured lawns and brick facades that characterise Harton. A short journey further north brings the bracing spray of Graham's Sand, where the coastline remains a wild, shifting boundary between the land and the grey expanse of the ocean. Each morning, the light catches the gables of the older houses, revealing a place that balances its industrial heritage with a persistent, quiet endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Robert Readhead Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 317° NW
South Tyneside Academy of Musical Performance (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 237° WSW
Cleadon Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 154° SSE
Harton Down Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 073° ENE · 1 ha
Graham's Sand (Beach) — 1.0 mi, 027° NNE
Disappearing Gun Turret (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 020° NNE
Man Haven (Beach) — 1.2 mi, 067° ENE
South Shields Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 359° N
Beacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 125° SE
Monument of Queen Victoria (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 325° NW
Cleadon Windmill (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 151° SSE
Marsden Rock (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 096° E
Cleadon Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 150° SSE · 10 ha
North And South Marine Parks And Bents Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 345° NNW · 28 ha
Herma Merma Dragora (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 345° NNW
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 328° NNW
Ocean Beach Pleasure Park (Theme Park) — 1.6 mi, 350° N
Ballast Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 326° NW
Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 123° ESE · 3 ha
Marsden Lime Kilns (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 106° ESE
Roman Fort, South Shields (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 336° NNW · 4 ha
Arbeia Roman Fort Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 334° NNW
Souter Lighthouse (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 109° ESE
Northern Wave Trap (Wetland) — 2.2 mi, 339° NNW
Mussel Scarp (Wetland) — 2.2 mi, 340° NNW
Old Lowlight Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 336° NNW
Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 271° W
Inflata Nation (Theme Park) — 2.4 mi, 298° WNW
Watch House Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 352° N
River Don (River) — 2.6 mi, 267° W

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