Explore Kulwin, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kulwin, 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 Kulwin, 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 Kulwin 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 Kulwin.
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 | Kulwin |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Cobar Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -32.32728 |
| Longitude | 144.83503 |
| Area | 3681.2 km² |
| Postcode | 2835 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 618 km west-northwest |
Kulwin is a locality in the Cobar Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 3681.2 km². It lies approximately 618 km west-northwest of Sydney. Kulwin is located at 32.3273°S, 144.8350°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2835. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Kulwin sits under a sky that stretches, an immense canvas of pale blue often brushed with the faintest whisper of cirrus, a silence that feels ancient and deep. It lies 244.0 km north-north-west of Griffith, NSW (from Griffith, NSW: bearing 332°T), and is situated 68.9 km north-east of Ivanhoe. The land here is a study in muted colours, ochre earth punctuated by the grey-green of saltbush and the stubborn, spiky resilience of hardy grasses. Mallee scrub, dense and low-lying, crowds the horizons, a wild, untamed fringe that softens the sharp edges of the outback terrain. The air carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of dust and sun-baked earth, and in the quiet hours, the only sounds are the whisper of wind through the sparse vegetation and the distant, almost mournful cry of a bird.
The story of Kulwin is intrinsically tied to the unforgiving but generous earth, its past a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who sought a livelihood from this country. Once, the whisper of possibility drew selectors, their dreams of sustenance etched into the land through hard labour and a deep understanding of the seasons. Today, while the echoes of those early days are faint, the spirit persists, primarily through the enduring practice of grazing, where hardy sheep and cattle navigate the sparse paddocks, their presence a subtle punctuation in the vast landscape. The economy here is a modest one, a quiet hum of agricultural endeavour rather than a roar, a far cry from the feverish prospecting that has shaped other nearby communities. Kulwin’s character is one of resilience, of a quiet strength found in the enduring relationship between people and a land that demands respect, a place where the vastness of the sky imbues life with a profound sense of scale.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Kulwin, 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 Kulwin, in the Cobar Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Kulwin includes the postcode (2835), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Cobar 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 Kulwin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 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. |