Explore Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hillston, 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 Hillston, 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 Hillston 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 Hillston.
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 | Hillston |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Carrathool Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.44039 |
| Longitude | 145.47631 |
| Population | 1,448 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 3988.1 km² |
| Elevation | 122 m |
| Postcode | 2675 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 533 km west |
Hillston is a locality in the Carrathool Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,448. The locality covers an area of 3988.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 122 m above sea level. It lies approximately 533 km west of Sydney. Hillston is located at 33.4404°S, 145.4763°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2675. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Hillston rests on the edge of the Lachlan River, a ribbon of ochre water winding through a landscape that breathes the vastness of the western plains. It lies 106.7 km north-north-west of Griffith, NSW (from Griffith, NSW: bearing 330°T), and is situated 77.3 km west of Lake Cargelligo. The sky here stretches an impossibly wide blue canvas, often punctuated by the silent glide of a wedge-tailed eagle, its shadow a fleeting caress on the sun-baked earth. Acacia and eucalyptus trees, scrubby and resilient, stand sentinel along the riverbanks, their leaves a muted green against the tawny grasses that carpet the surrounding country. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a dry, sweet scent of dust and dry vegetation, a perfume unique to this sun-drenched territory. Even the buildings seem to absorb the light, their verandahs offering a welcome, deep shade that hints at the intense heat of the midday sun.
The story of Hillston is deeply entwined with the Lachlan, a waterway that has sustained life and shaped fortunes for generations. First surveyed in the mid-1800s, it grew from a humble river crossing into a vital service centre for the surrounding agricultural and pastoral holdings. The economy still hums with the rhythm of the land; sheep graze on vast stations, their wool a valuable export, and the fertile river flats support crops that thrive under the generous sun. Wheat and barley are common, their golden heads a familiar sight in the warmer months, and the river itself, though sometimes capricious, provides water for irrigation, breathing life into the landscape. Hillston retains a quiet dignity, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the steady progress of the river, a gentle reminder of the enduring connection between people and the land.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Hillston, 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 Hillston, in the Carrathool Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Hillston includes the postcode (2675), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Carrathool Shire Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Hillston 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. |