Explore Broken Dam, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Broken Dam, NSW 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 Broken Dam, New South Wales, 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 New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Broken Dam 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 Broken Dam.
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 | Broken Dam |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.95758 |
| Longitude | 148.54139 |
| Area | 106.4 km² |
| Postcode | 2629 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 336 km southwest |
Broken Dam is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 106.4 km². It lies approximately 336 km southwest of Sydney. Broken Dam is located at 35.9576°S, 148.5414°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2629. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Broken Dam lies cradled by the rolling foothills where the Great Dividing Range begins to soften its formidable stature, its landscape a mosaic of tussocky grassland and scattered stands of hardy eucalypts. It lies 149.4 km east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 83°T), and is situated 53.8 km north of Jindabyne. The air here, particularly in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at the higher country not far off, a cool breath that sharpens the senses and awakens the scent of dry earth and native grasses. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clear skies, paints the undulating terrain in broad strokes of ochre and muted gold, highlighting the subtle contours of the land that have been shaped by countless seasons. Sheep, like scattered flecks of white wool, dot the paddocks, moving with a slow, deliberate grace that seems to echo the unhurried pace of life in Broken Dam.
The history of Broken Dam is intrinsically tied to the hardy spirit of those who sought to tame this rugged country, a lineage that stretches back to early pastoralists who first carved out livelihoods from its slopes. The local economy, though diversified, still bears the strong imprint of sheep and cattle grazing, the woolsheds and stockyards a constant reminder of this enduring legacy. Further back, whispers of gold rushes can still be heard in the local lore, though mining's heyday has long passed, leaving only the faintest scars on the land. Today, Broken Dam serves as a vital service centre for the surrounding agricultural district, its general store and pub acting as informal gathering places where the day's news is exchanged and the subtle rhythms of rural life are maintained. Travellers passing through often remark on the quiet resilience of the place, a testament to the generations who have called Broken Dam home.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Broken Dam, New South Wales. 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 Broken Dam, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Broken Dam includes the postcode (2629), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro Regional 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.
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 Broken Dam is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 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. |