Explore Tennent, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tennent, ACT 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.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Tennent, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 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 Australian Capital Territory or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Tennent and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Tennent.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Tennent |
| Territory | Australian Capital Territory (ACT) |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.57604 |
| Longitude | 148.99025 |
| Area | 218.4 km² |
| Postcode | 2620 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Canberra | 35 km south-southwest |
Tennent is a locality in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The locality covers an area of 218.4 km². It lies approximately 35 km south-southwest of Canberra. Tennent is located at 35.5760°S, 148.9903°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2620. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Tennent lies cradled by a landscape of gentle slopes, where the ochre earth, baked hard by the summer sun, rolls towards distant, gum-speckled ridges. It lies 114.2 km south-west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 216°T), and is situated 22.1 km south-south-west of Kambah. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of eucalyptus, a subtle perfume that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. Across the undulating terrain, scattered stands of hardy native grasses ripple like a tawny sea, interspersed with the starker silhouettes of established sheep-grazing properties. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar clarity, sharpening the edges of the world and lending a golden luminescence to the weathered woolsheds and fences that mark the boundaries of this quiet country.
The character of Tennent is deeply entwined with its pastoral heritage, a legacy etched into the very fabric of its existence by generations of sheep farmers and graziers. This region, once envisioned as a vital hub for agricultural enterprise, has seen its fortunes ebb and flow with the unpredictable rhythms of the land and the broader economic currents. While the days of large-scale land grants have long passed, the spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the earth remain palpable. The local economy, though modest, continues to draw sustenance from the surrounding paddocks, with the wool industry still a significant, if sometimes challenging, contributor. Travellers passing through Tennent often speak of a profound sense of stillness, a quietude that allows the subtle, enduring beauty of this corner of the ACT to reveal itself.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Tennent, Australian Capital Territory. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Tennent.
Detailed location data for Tennent includes the postcode (2620), telephone area code (02), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Tennent is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |