Explore Lane Cove West, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lane Cove West, 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 Lane Cove West, 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 Lane Cove West 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 Lane Cove West.
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 | Lane Cove West |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Lane Cove Municipal Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.81405 |
| Longitude | 151.14971 |
| Population | 2,619 |
| Density | 1568.3 /km² |
| Area | 1.7 km² |
| Elevation | 51 m |
| Postcode | 2066 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 8 km northwest |
Lane Cove West is a locality in the Lane Cove Municipal Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,619. The locality covers an area of 1.7 km², giving a population density of about 1568.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 51 m above sea level. It lies approximately 8 km northwest of Sydney. Lane Cove West is located at 33.8141°S, 151.1497°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2066.
Lane Cove West rests upon the gentle slopes that descend towards the shimmering waters of the Lane Cove River. It lies 3.3 km east-south-east of Ryde, NSW (from Ryde, NSW: bearing 102°T), and is situated 8.2 km north-west of Sydney. Here, the air carries a faint, persistent scent of damp earth and the sweet perfume of flowering gums, a constant reminder of the bushland that presses in on its edges. Suburban streets, lined with established trees that cast dappled shadows on the footpaths, weave a quiet pattern across the terrain, punctuated by the occasional flash of a colourful bird in the canopy. The houses, varied in their styles but unified by a sense of comfortable habitation, seem to settle into the landscape, their rooftops a gentle mosaic against the verdant backdrop. Even in the heat of the day, a certain coolness seems to emanate from the nearby waterways, a breath from the broader expanse of the harbour beyond.
The history of Lane Cove West is intrinsically tied to the development of Sydney's northern suburbs, a gradual unfolding from sparsely populated land to the suburban sprawl of today. Early land grants, intended for agriculture and grazing, gave way to the subdivision of larger properties as the city's reach extended. The local economy, once perhaps reliant on smaller farms and market gardens, has long since shifted towards the service sector and the daily commute of its residents to the commercial centres of Sydney. A notable feature is the proximity to significant green spaces, including national parklands that flank the river, offering a vital connection to the natural environment and a quiet counterpoint to the urban pulse. This locality, like many in the region, bears the subtle imprint of generations of families who have made their homes here, their lives interwoven with the changing character of 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 Lane Cove West, 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 Lane Cove West, in the Lane Cove Municipal Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Lane Cove West includes the postcode (2066), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Lane Cove Municipal Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Lane Cove West 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. |