Glen Martin, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Glen Martin, in the Dungog Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Glen Martin |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Dungog Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.53429 |
| Longitude | 151.84697 |
| Population | 173 |
| Density | 2.5 /km² |
| Area | 69.3 km² |
| Elevation | 21 m |
| Postcode | 2321 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 160 km north-northeast |
Glen Martin is a locality in the Dungog Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 173. The locality covers an area of 69.3 km², giving a population density of about 2.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 21 m above sea level. It lies approximately 160 km north-northeast of Sydney. Glen Martin is located at 32.5343°S, 151.8470°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2321. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Glen Martin rests in a fold of the hills, a place where the earth breathes out a cool, damp scent of leaf mould and eucalyptus. It lies 35.4 km north-east of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 51°T), and is situated 10.2 km north-east of Clarence Town. The landscape here is a study in greens, from the deep, shadowed hues of the gullies to the sunlit clarity of the higher slopes, all crisscrossed by the silver threads of small creeks that tumble over moss-covered rocks. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a softness, a quality of light that gilds the edges of the dense bushland, making the distant ridgelines appear to shimmer. Sheep graze on scattered clearings, their white forms stark against the verdant backdrop, and the occasional call of a kookaburra breaks the prevailing quiet.
The history of Glen Martin is etched in the very shape of its valleys, a story of selectors and hardy folk who sought sustenance from this rich, sometimes unforgiving, country. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty primarily through grazing, with fine wool sheep the enduring symbol of its agricultural heart. The local economy still leans on this pastoral heritage, though the quiet hum of machinery from a nearby quarry hints at a more recent industry, extracting stone that finds its way into buildings far beyond the Shire’s borders. Glen Martin itself is a scattering of homes, a church, and a general store that serves as the unofficial nexus of the neighbourhood, a place where the pace of life still allows for a genuine conversation between neighbours, a comforting constancy in the changing seasons.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Glen Martin, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Glen Martin, in the Dungog Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Glen Martin includes the postcode (2321), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Dungog 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.
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 Glen Martin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |