Explore Califat, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Califat, 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 Califat, 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 Califat 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 Califat.
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 | Califat |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Valleys Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.24322 |
| Longitude | 148.0967 |
| Area | 46.5 km² |
| Postcode | 2729 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 323 km west-southwest |
Califat is a locality in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 46.5 km². It lies approximately 323 km west-southwest of Sydney. Califat is located at 35.2432°S, 148.0967°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2729. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Califat sits in a hollow where the land begins its slow, determined climb towards the higher country, a place where the air often carries the crisp scent of eucalypt and damp earth after rain. It lies 146.4 km north-east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 48°T), and is situated 7.3 km north-north-east of Adelong. Here, the paddocks are stitched together by low, dry-stone walls, a testament to generations of careful labour, and the hills, cloaked in a soft, muted green for much of the year, turn a burnished gold under the summer sun. The Yass River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, threads its way through the valley floor, its banks shaded by willows that droop like weeping figures, and the occasional flash of a kingfisher’s wing is a fleeting jewel against the muted tones of the landscape. The light here has a particular quality, especially in the late afternoon, when it softens the edges of the world, casting long, gentle shadows that seem to whisper secrets of the land.
The story of Califat is written in the soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a narrative of quiet resilience and hard-won sustenance. It is a place where sheep and cattle have grazed these rolling pastures for over a century, their wool and meat forming the backbone of the local economy, a steady pulse that has sustained families through boom and hardship. Echoes of the past linger in the weathered timber of the old woolsheds and the ghosts of prospecting pans that once sought gold in the nearby creeks, though the present is firmly rooted in the agricultural rhythm of the seasons. The surrounding Snowy Valleys Council area, known for its dramatic mountain ranges and pristine waterways, offers a backdrop of natural beauty that draws visitors seeking a connection to the Australian landscape, and Califat, with its unpretentious charm and the enduring warmth of its community, offers a genuine glimpse into rural life.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Califat, 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 Califat, in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Califat includes the postcode (2729), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Valleys Council), 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 Califat 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. |