Explore Forest Reefs, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forest Reefs, 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 Forest Reefs, 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 Forest Reefs 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 Forest Reefs.
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 | Forest Reefs |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Blayney Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.46526 |
| Longitude | 149.0723 |
| Population | 512 |
| Density | 7.4 /km² |
| Area | 68.7 km² |
| Elevation | 945 m |
| Postcode | 2798 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 203 km west-northwest |
Forest Reefs is a locality in the Blayney Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 512. The locality covers an area of 68.7 km², giving a population density of about 7.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 945 m above sea level. It lies approximately 203 km west-northwest of Sydney. Forest Reefs is located at 33.4653°S, 149.0723°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2798. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Forest Reefs lies cradled by a landscape of rolling hills and fertile plains, where the air carries the clean scent of eucalypt and damp earth after rain. It lies 23.8 km south of Orange, NSW (from Orange, NSW: bearing 182°T), and is situated 11.8 km west of Millthorpe. The land here is a mosaic of rich, ochre-toned soil supporting verdant pastures and stands of native timber, the gentle slopes giving way to broader expanses that catch the light in ever-shifting patterns. Sheep graze contentedly in paddocks delineated by weathered timber fences, their white forms dotting the green like scattered pearls, while the distant call of a magpie punctuates the quietude. The character of Forest Reefs is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sky, a vast, ever-changing canvas, presides over all.
Historically, Forest Reefs owes its existence to the allure of gold, a ghost of that fervent past still lingering in the names of its creeks and the memory of its early settlers. The economy today is firmly rooted in agriculture and grazing, with sheep and cattle farming forming the backbone of local enterprise, their produce destined for markets far beyond these rolling hills. The land, generous in its yield, also lends itself to the cultivation of select crops, a testament to the enduring fertility of the region. Neighbouring properties often share a heritage of generations working the same soil, fostering a deep sense of connection and shared experience that defines the cultural fabric of Forest Reefs. The distinctive quality of the light here, particularly as the sun dips towards the horizon, bathing the landscape in a warm, golden hue, offers a daily spectacle that is both profound and deeply comforting, a subtle reminder of the enduring beauty of this particular corner of the country.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Forest Reefs, 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 Forest Reefs, in the Blayney Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Forest Reefs includes the postcode (2798), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Blayney 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 Forest Reefs 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. |