Explore Duffys Forest, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Duffys Forest, 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 Duffys Forest, 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 Duffys Forest 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 Duffys Forest.
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 | Duffys Forest |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Beaches Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.67251 |
| Longitude | 151.1919 |
| Population | 478 |
| Density | 91.2 /km² |
| Area | 5.2 km² |
| Elevation | 189 m |
| Postcode | 2084 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 22 km north |
Duffys Forest is a locality in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 478. The locality covers an area of 5.2 km², giving a population density of about 91.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 189 m above sea level. It lies approximately 22 km north of Sydney. Duffys Forest is located at 33.6725°S, 151.1919°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2084.
Duffys Forest breathes with a wild, untamed spirit, its landscape a mosaic of dense, whispering eucalypt woodlands that spill across rolling terrain towards the distant shimmer of the sea. It lies 9.4 km east-north-east of Hornsby, NSW (from Hornsby, NSW: bearing 73°T), and is situated 11.4 km west-south-west of Pittwater. Here, the air carries the faint, sweet scent of flowering wattles mingling with the sharp, clean perfume of eucalyptus leaves, a constant reminder of the bushland's enduring presence. Sunlight, filtered through the broad leaves, paints shifting patterns on the ochre earth, revealing the textures of ancient roots and the delicate sprawl of ferns. The wind, a restless traveller, rustles through the canopy, carrying the calls of unseen birds and the occasional, startling cry of a kookaburra, its laughter echoing through the quietude.
This land, once traversed by Aboriginal peoples whose connection to the country runs deeper than memory, later became a place of hardy endeavour for early European settlers. The local economy, though now influenced by its proximity to the thriving Northern Beaches, still bears the marks of its agricultural past, with pockets of hobby farms and grazing land hinting at a time when the land was more openly worked. Duffys Forest's distinctive character is shaped by its unique geography – a place where the coastal fringe meets the rugged beauty of the hinterland, offering a sanctuary for native wildlife and a peaceful retreat for those who call it home. The quiet hum of its residential life is punctuated by the distant murmur of the ocean, a constant, subtle reminder of the coastal heart that beats not far from its wooded depths.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Duffys Forest, 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 Duffys Forest, in the Northern Beaches Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Duffys Forest includes the postcode (2084), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Northern Beaches Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Duffys Forest 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. |