Barrington Tops, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Barrington Tops, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Barrington Tops |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.96253 |
| Longitude | 151.50573 |
| Area | 306.1 km² |
| Elevation | 1132 m |
| Postcode | 2422 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 214 km north |
Barrington Tops is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 306.1 km². It sits at an elevation of around 1132 m above sea level. It lies approximately 214 km north of Sydney. Barrington Tops is located at 31.9625°S, 151.5057°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2422. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Barrington Tops rises in a wild, ancient beauty, a plateau cloaked in rainforest and ancient eucalypts, its broad shoulders often wreathed in mist. It lies 86.2 km north of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 357°T), and is situated 43.4 km west of Gloucester. The air here carries a cool, damp scent of decaying leaves and rich soil, a profound stillness broken only by the call of unseen birds or the distant rush of water. Broadleaf forests, thick with ferns and mosses, descend into deep gullies where hidden creeks tumble over granite. Above the tree line, the landscape opens to windswept grasslands, dotted with hardy shrubs, offering sweeping views towards the coast, a shimmering blue ribbon in the distance. The very texture of the land feels old, a patient accumulation of millennia, where the sunlight, when it breaks through, paints the damp earth in hues of emerald and ochre.
This grand expanse of Barrington Tops holds echoes of a more turbulent past, a history etched not in stone monuments but in the land itself, a heritage shared by Indigenous custodians and early European settlers. The economy here, once driven by timber-getting and hardy grazing on the higher plateaus, now leans heavily on the enduring allure of its natural wonders, drawing travellers seeking solace and adventure. The Great North Road, a testament to early colonial ambition, once traversed these formidable heights, its legacy a faint scar upon the landscape. Today, the national park is the undisputed heart of Barrington Tops, a sanctuary for unique flora and fauna, its very existence a quiet victory against the relentless march of development, preserving a wildness that feels increasingly rare.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Barrington Tops, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Barrington Tops, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Barrington Tops includes the postcode (2422), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Coast Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
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 Barrington Tops is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |