Manton, 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 Manton, in the Yass Valley Council local government area.
| Locality | Manton |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Yass Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.84439 |
| Longitude | 149.01779 |
| Area | 71.2 km² |
| Postcode | 2582 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 228 km west-southwest |
Manton is a locality in the Yass Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 71.2 km². It lies approximately 228 km west-southwest of Sydney. Manton is located at 34.8444°S, 149.0178°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2582. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Manton rests in a fold of the Yass Valley, where the land begins its patient ascent towards the Dividing Range. It lies 65.7 km west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 260°T), and is situated 10.2 km east of Yass. Here, the sky seems to press down a little closer, a vast, pale blue dome above rolling paddocks of emerald and ochre, stitched with the darker green of scattered gums. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and wild thyme, a subtle perfume that clings to the wool of passing sheep. The terrain itself is a gentle questioning of the horizon, a series of softly rounded hills that invite contemplation rather than challenge, their slopes often traced by the faint, pale scars of old tracks, leading nowhere in particular now but to the memory of journeys past.
The character of Manton is deeply entwined with the pastoral heritage of this district, a place where generations have worked the land, their lives measured by the seasons and the cycles of the Merino. While sheep still graze these undulating pastures, the whispers of history are carried on the breeze, hinting at earlier days when the land was first surveyed and settled, its potential slowly coaxed from the soil. The local economy, though outwardly quiet, is sustained by the steady rhythm of agriculture, a silent testament to resilience and a deep connection to the earth. Visitors might notice the occasional weathered fence post, a sentinel of bygone days, or the way the light, as it softens towards dusk, seems to gild the very edges of the landscape, lending a quiet luminescence to the familiar contours of Manton.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Manton, 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 Manton, in the Yass Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Manton includes the postcode (2582), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Yass Valley Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional 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 Manton 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. |