Mernot, 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 Mernot, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Mernot |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.6865 |
| Longitude | 151.57319 |
| Area | 153.7 km² |
| Postcode | 2422 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 245 km north |
Mernot is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 153.7 km². It lies approximately 245 km north of Sydney. Mernot is located at 31.6865°S, 151.5732°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2422. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Mernot slumbers where the land begins its slow surrender to the sea. It lies 89.8 km south-east of Tamworth, NSW (from Tamworth, NSW: bearing 137°T), and is situated 51.6 km north-west of Gloucester. Here, the coastal plain rises in gentle, grassy swells, punctuated by the dark, stoic forms of scattered gums that catch the last of the day's colour. The air, even inland, carries a faint, briny tang, a whisper of the nearby ocean, and the silence is deep, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the sudden, sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead. The soil, a rich, ochreous red, speaks of ancient earth, a foundation laid down long before human memory, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, soft shadows that blur the edges of the landscape, lending it a dreamlike quality.
The history of Mernot is written in the quiet persistence of its farming families and the enduring legacy of its pastoral roots. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting a steady, if unhurried, economy built on grazing sheep and cattle, their wool and meat finding their way to markets far beyond the horizon. Evidence of earlier times can be glimpsed in the weathered timber of old homesteads, their verandas hinting at a life lived close to the seasons and the soil. While not a place of grand monuments, Mernot’s distinctiveness lies in this quiet continuity, in the deep, ingrained connection between the people and the land they have worked, a connection as palpable as the dust stirred by a passing ute on a dry summer’s day.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mernot, 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 Mernot, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Mernot includes the postcode (2422), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Coast Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Mernot 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. |