Explore Culcairn, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Culcairn, 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 Culcairn, 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 Culcairn 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 Culcairn.
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 | Culcairn |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Greater Hume Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.68663 |
| Longitude | 147.02469 |
| Population | 1,420 |
| Density | 4.4 /km² |
| Area | 321.6 km² |
| Elevation | 217 m |
| Postcode | 2660 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 432 km west-southwest |
Culcairn is a locality in the Greater Hume Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,420. The locality covers an area of 321.6 km², giving a population density of about 4.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 217 m above sea level. It lies approximately 432 km west-southwest of Sydney. Culcairn is located at 35.6866°S, 147.0247°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2660. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Culcairn rests on a landscape that speaks of patient cultivation, where the rich alluvial soils of the southern plains stretch towards a horizon softened by the gentle rise and fall of country. It lies 50.3 km north-north-east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 14°T), and is situated 25.9 km west of Holbrook. The air here carries a clean, dry scent, particularly potent after a summer rain, and the light at dusk often paints the sky in hues of muted apricot and dusty rose, a quiet spectacle for those who call this place home. Fields of wheat and barley, golden under the sun's departing rays, give way to grazing pastures dotted with the sturdy forms of merino sheep, their wool a testament to the enduring pastoral legacy of this region. The surrounding terrain, while not dramatic, possesses a subtle beauty, a sprawling canvas of greens and golds under an expansive sky that seems to hold its breath in the stillness of the afternoon.
The story of Culcairn is deeply entwined with the development of the railway and the agricultural backbone of the Riverina. Established as a stopping point for travellers and a hub for the surrounding farming communities, Culcairn grew organically from its connection to the land and the flow of produce to market. The local economy remains anchored in broadacre farming, with wheat, barley, and canola being key crops, alongside the significant contribution of merino wool and prime lamb production. The presence of the railway line, though less central than in its formative years, still serves as a physical reminder of Culcairn's origins and its role in connecting this fertile pocket of New South Wales to wider networks. A distinctive feature is the quiet hum of activity that characterises its everyday life; a place where neighbours know each other and the pace is dictated by the seasons rather than the clock, fostering a strong sense of local identity and shared experience.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Culcairn, 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 Culcairn, in the Greater Hume Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Culcairn includes the postcode (2660), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Greater Hume Shire 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 Culcairn 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. |