Explore Rowan, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rowan, 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 Rowan, 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 Rowan 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 Rowan.
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 | Rowan |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Wagga Wagga City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.21206 |
| Longitude | 147.31457 |
| Population | 89 |
| Density | 3.0 /km² |
| Area | 29.5 km² |
| Elevation | 264 m |
| Postcode | 2650 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 387 km west-southwest |
Rowan is a locality in the Wagga Wagga City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 89. The locality covers an area of 29.5 km², giving a population density of about 3.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 264 m above sea level. It lies approximately 387 km west-southwest of Sydney. Rowan is located at 35.2121°S, 147.3146°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2650. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Rowan rests on a broad, gently sloping plain, where the ochre earth meets a sky that often stretches in an endless, pale blue canvas. It lies 108.5 km north-north-east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 21°T), and is situated 12.5 km south-south-west of Wagga Wagga. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and golds, punctuated by the stark, dark silhouettes of scattered gum trees and the occasional shimmer of heat rising from the dry grasses. The air, particularly as the sun begins its descent, carries a fine, almost imperceptible dust, a reminder of the fertile, yet parched, lands that define this part of New South Wales. The character of Rowan is etched in the weathered timber of its older buildings and the slow, deliberate movements of its residents, a quiet resilience born from the vastness of the country.
Historically, Rowan's fortunes were tied to the pastoral industry, with sheep grazing on the sprawling properties that surround it, their fleeces a vital commodity that once pulsed through the local economy. The echoes of that era can still be found in the sturdy, functional architecture of the woolsheds and the wide, dusty tracks that snake between properties. More recently, the diversification into broadacre cropping has brought a new rhythm to the land, with the seasonal planting and harvesting dictating the ebb and flow of activity. While not a hub of bustling commerce, Rowan offers a steady, dependable existence, a place where neighbours know each other's names and the local pub serves as a de facto community centre, its patrons sharing stories under the warm glow of the afternoon sun.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Rowan, 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 Rowan, in the Wagga Wagga City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Rowan includes the postcode (2650), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Wagga Wagga City 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.
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 Rowan 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. |