Explore Cambridge Plateau, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cambridge Plateau, 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 Cambridge Plateau, 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 Cambridge Plateau 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 Cambridge Plateau.
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 | Cambridge Plateau |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Kyogle Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.80628 |
| Longitude | 152.73745 |
| Area | 40.8 km² |
| Postcode | 2469 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 581 km north-northeast |
Cambridge Plateau is a locality in the Kyogle Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 40.8 km². It lies approximately 581 km north-northeast of Sydney. Cambridge Plateau is located at 28.8063°S, 152.7374°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2469. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cambridge Plateau unfolds like a rumpled green blanket flung across the McPherson Range. It lies 103.8 km south-west of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 218°T), and is situated 29.1 km west of Casino. Here, the air hangs thick and humid, scented with the damp earth and the subtle perfume of unseen blossoms, a constant, gentle exhalation from the ancient rainforests that cling to its slopes. Emerald hues dominate, from the dense, tangled canopy of the higher reaches to the emerald pastures of the lower slopes, where cattle graze like dark, slow-moving punctuation marks against the verdant backdrop. Billabongs, like scattered shards of fallen sky, mirror the dense foliage, and the silence is often broken only by the raucous call of a cockatoo or the distant bleating of sheep, a sound that seems to carry on the very breath of the land. The terrain itself is a study in contrasts: steep, dramatic drops give way to surprisingly flat, fertile pockets, each microclimate whispering its own distinct story.
The legacy of timber-getters and dairy farmers is etched into the character of Cambridge Plateau, a history written in the cleared land and the enduring sense of connection to the soil. For generations, the rich volcanic earth has sustained a resilient agricultural community, its economy built on the steady rhythm of the seasons and the hardworking hands that tend the land. While the days of widespread timber milling may have softened, the spirit of self-sufficiency and quiet pride remains. Local produce, when it finds its way to the small roadside stalls, carries the unmistakable flavour of this place – sun-ripened fruit, rich cream, and the deep, earthy scent of potatoes pulled fresh from the ground. This is a place where time seems to move at a different pace, where the distant hum of a tractor is more common than the rush of traffic, and where the quality of the light at dusk, a soft, golden wash that bleeds across the western sky, feels like a blessing.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cambridge Plateau, 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 Cambridge Plateau, in the Kyogle Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cambridge Plateau includes the postcode (2469), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Kyogle 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 Cambridge Plateau 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. |