Jews Lagoon, 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 Jews Lagoon, in the Narrabri Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Jews Lagoon |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Narrabri Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -29.88621 |
| Longitude | 149.48741 |
| Area | 358.3 km² |
| Postcode | 2397 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 472 km north-northwest |
Jews Lagoon is a locality in the Narrabri Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 358.3 km². It lies approximately 472 km north-northwest of Sydney. Jews Lagoon is located at 29.8862°S, 149.4874°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2397. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Jews Lagoon rests in a broad, flat expanse where the earth yields readily to cultivation. It lies 192.8 km north-west of Tamworth, NSW (from Tamworth, NSW: bearing 314°T), and is situated 47.6 km north-west of Narrabri. The sky here is a generous dome, often a pale, washed-out blue in the heat of the day, softening to bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun dips below the flat horizon. Scattered stands of eucalypts, their bark peeling in papery curls, punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling with a dry whisper in the infrequent breeze. The air carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of unseen machinery. Around the lagoon itself, which can shrink to a muddy mirror in drier times, hardy grasses and tenacious scrub cling to the banks, a testament to the resilience of life in this sun-drenched country.
The character of Jews Lagoon is deeply entwined with the land's bounty and the persistence of its people. For generations, this has been a place where wheat and wool have been coaxed from the soil, the economy a steady rhythm of planting, growing, and harvesting, punctuated by the bleating of sheep and the lowing of cattle from neighbouring properties. The lagoon itself, a natural depression that collects precious water, has always been a focal point, a lifeblood for the surrounding pastoral runs and a quiet refuge for those who call this country home. While not a place of grand monuments, the history of Jews Lagoon is written in the weathered fences, the sturdy farmhouses, and the generations of families who have worked this earth, their stories whispering on the wind that sweeps across the open paddocks.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Jews Lagoon, 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 Jews Lagoon, in the Narrabri Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Jews Lagoon includes the postcode (2397), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Narrabri 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.
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 Jews Lagoon 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. |