Mountain View, 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 Mountain View, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
| Locality | Mountain View |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Clarence Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -29.58777 |
| Longitude | 152.9339 |
| Area | 12.7 km² |
| Elevation | 88 m |
| Postcode | 2460 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 503 km north-northeast |
Mountain View is a locality in the Clarence Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 12.7 km². It sits at an elevation of around 88 m above sea level. It lies approximately 503 km north-northeast of Sydney. Mountain View is located at 29.5878°S, 152.9339°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2460. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Mountain View rests in a broad, sun-warmed basin, its shoulders gently sloped and clad in a patchwork of emerald pastures and stands of gum trees that shimmer like watered silk under the expansive sky. It lies 82.2 km north-north-west of Coffs Harbour, NSW (from Coffs Harbour, NSW: bearing 347°T), and is situated 10.4 km north of Grafton. The air here carries the clean, mineral scent of damp earth, a perfume mingled with the distant, sweet fragrance of flowering wattles. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of countless seasons, cradle the scattered homesteads, their tin roofs catching the light like stray pennies dropped by a careless giant. The land itself feels ancient and patient, marked by the slow, deliberate carving of creeks that, after rain, become silver ribbons stitching the countryside together.
The character of Mountain View is deeply intertwined with the fertile soils that have sustained generations of dairy farmers, their herds like dark, moving punctuation marks across the green expanse. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, where the morning mist, clinging to the valleys, gradually burns off to reveal a day of quiet industry. The nearby Clarence River, a vital artery for the region, has shaped not only the landscape but also the livelihoods, its waters once a highway for timber getters and now a source of gentle recreation and agricultural sustenance. While the days in Mountain View unfold with a deliberate, unhurried grace, the echoes of its pastoral past are subtly present, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the land and its people.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mountain View, 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 Mountain View, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Mountain View includes the postcode (2460), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Clarence 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 Mountain View 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. |