Explore Gosforth, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gosforth, 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 Gosforth, 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 Gosforth 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 Gosforth.
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 | Gosforth |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Maitland City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.65161 |
| Longitude | 151.48989 |
| Population | 74 |
| Density | 11.1 /km² |
| Area | 6.7 km² |
| Elevation | 27 m |
| Postcode | 2320 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 138 km north |
Gosforth is a locality in the Maitland City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 74. The locality covers an area of 6.7 km², giving a population density of about 11.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 27 m above sea level. It lies approximately 138 km north of Sydney. Gosforth is located at 32.6516°S, 151.4899°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2320. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Gosforth rests in a fold of the land, where the Hunter River’s broad, silty fingers reach inland, a place where the air carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and sun-baked grass. It lies 11.2 km north-north-west of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 327°T), and is situated 7.1 km north-north-west of Rutherford. The landscape here is a gentle yielding of terrain, not dramatic, but comfortably familiar, a patchwork of emerald paddocks and gum-studded ridges that soften the horizon. A quiet stillness often settles over Gosforth, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of wind through dry stalks, and in the late afternoon, the light can take on a honeyed quality, bathing the low-slung houses and straggling street in a warm, benevolent glow. It is a place that feels as though it has breathed for a long time, its character shaped not by grand pronouncements but by the slow, steady pulse of the seasons and the enduring presence of the river.
The history of Gosforth is tied to the fertile lands of the Hunter Valley, a region long shaped by agricultural pursuits. For generations, the rich alluvial soil has sustained farming families, their livelihoods interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest, and the legacy of this past is still visible in the weathered farm gates and the sturdy, unpretentious lines of older buildings. While the region’s broader economy has diversified, a connection to the land persists, with grazing still a quiet but significant presence. There are no grand monuments here, but the very earth holds stories, a subtle narrative of resilience and adaptation, and the rhythm of life in Gosforth reflects this grounded continuity, a pace that allows for conversation over fences and a shared appreciation for the quiet beauty of the countryside.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Gosforth, 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 Gosforth, in the Maitland City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Gosforth includes the postcode (2320), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Maitland City 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 Gosforth 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. |