Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: North Tyneside · Region: North East
Explore Howdon, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Howdon 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 Howdon, Tyne and Wear, 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 Tyne and Wear or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Howdon and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Howdon |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | North Tyneside |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.002921 |
| Longitude | -1.493181 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Howdon occupies a resilient stretch of North Tyneside, where the industrial legacy of the Tyne river lingers in the cool, salt-tinged air. It lies 1.5 miles north of Jarrow (from Jarrow: bearing 357°T, OS grid NZ 325 677). The terrain here slopes toward the river, catching the low, amber light of late afternoon as it reflects off the distant, rusted remnants of shipyards. Residents often find respite in the nearby Wallsend Dene, where the deep, quiet valley offers a verdant counterpoint to the rigid, geometric lines of the local streetscapes. This green corridor serves as a lung for Howdon, breathing life into the urban grid through its thickets and shifting shadows. Further afield, the Stephenson Railway Museum stands as a silent monument to the clatter and steam that once defined the economic pulse of these northern reaches. The character of Howdon remains defined by this transition between the heavy machinery of the past and a modern, suburban stillness. Through every season, the sky above Howdon seems to possess a particular, expansive clarity, revealing the vastness of the horizon that stretches toward the North Sea.
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Explore Howdon, Tyne and Wear, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 55.002921, -1.493181. 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. |