Explore North Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the North Harbour, 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 North Harbour, 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 North Harbour 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 North Harbour.
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 | North Harbour |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Unincorporated - Sydney Harbour Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Latitude | -33.81247 |
| Longitude | 151.28015 |
| Area | 4.7 km² |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 9 km northeast |
North Harbour is a locality in the Unincorporated - Sydney Harbour Area local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 4.7 km². It lies approximately 9 km northeast of Sydney. North Harbour is located at 33.8125°S, 151.2801°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT).
North Harbour exhales the salty breath of the ocean, its sandstone cliffs weathered into stoic sentinels against the ceaseless push of the Tasman Sea. It lies 3.9 km east-north-east of Mosman, NSW (from Mosman, NSW: bearing 63°T), and is situated 8.9 km north-east of Sydney. The land here tumbles down to the water in a series of steep, verdant gullies, where gum trees, their bark peeling like ancient parchment, cling to the inclines. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal haze, casts a diffused, pearlescent glow, softening the rugged edges of the landscape and lending a quiet grandeur to the scattered houses that dot the hillsides. The air itself carries a subtle tang of salt and damp earth, a constant reminder of the powerful natural forces that have shaped this place.
The history of North Harbour is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its people and the gentle ebb and flow of its fortunes. Once a vital staging post for sailing ships, its economy has long been tied to the sea, though the fishing fleets have dwindled, replaced by a more leisurely pace of life focused on tourism and the quiet pursuits of its residents. Evidence of earlier lives lingers in the form of old stone walls, remnants of forgotten orchards, and the weathered timber of jetties that now serve more as perches for seabirds than as hubs of commerce. The local cafés, with their sun-bleached awnings and the murmur of hushed conversations, offer a glimpse into the enduring spirit of this coastal enclave, where the rhythm of the tides still dictates much of the day.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of North Harbour, 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 North Harbour, in the Unincorporated - Sydney Harbour Area local government area.
Detailed location data for North Harbour includes the postcode, telephone area code (02), and local government area (Unincorporated - Sydney Harbour Area). 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 North Harbour 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. |