Explore Hungerford, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hungerford, 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 Hungerford, 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 Hungerford 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 Hungerford.
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 | Hungerford |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Bourke Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -29.20316 |
| Longitude | 144.60505 |
| Population | 33 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 1584.6 km² |
| Elevation | 133 m |
| Postcode | 2840 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 813 km northwest |
Hungerford is a locality in the Bourke Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 33. The locality covers an area of 1584.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 133 m above sea level. It lies approximately 813 km northwest of Sydney. Hungerford is located at 29.2032°S, 144.6051°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 2840. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Hungerford rests in a landscape that speaks of ancient earth and the patient sculpting of wind and water. It lies 513.9 km north-west of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 311°T), and is situated 72.3 km north-east of Wanaaring. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of ochre and pale gold, stretching towards horizons that blur with the heat haze. Sparse, hardy vegetation, mostly saltbush and native grasses, clings to the soil, their muted greens a testament to resilience. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of sun-baked earth, and at dusk, a remarkable stillness descends, the sky bleeding into a canvas of soft purples and deep indigos, the stars beginning to prick through the darkening blue with an almost audible silence.
The story of Hungerford is one of hardy pioneers and the enduring pulse of the land. Established as a crossing point on the Warrego River, its early days were shaped by the needs of drovers and travellers venturing through this vast country. While the river, often reduced to a ribbon of water or even a dry bed in leaner times, has always been a lifeline, the local economy has historically relied on grazing, with sheep and cattle finding sustenance on the sparse but valuable pastures. Today, the spirit of self-reliance and community remains strong, a quiet strength in this corner of the Bourke Shire, where the vastness of the landscape encourages a measured pace of life, and the occasional sight of a mob of kangaroos or a wedge-tailed eagle soaring overhead serves as a constant reminder of the wild beauty that defines Hungerford.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Hungerford, 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 Hungerford, in the Bourke Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Hungerford includes the postcode (2840), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Bourke Shire Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very 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 Hungerford 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. |