Explore Upper Horseshoe Creek, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Horseshoe Creek, 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 Upper Horseshoe Creek, 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 Upper Horseshoe Creek 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 Upper Horseshoe Creek.
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.
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| Locality | Upper Horseshoe Creek |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Kyogle Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.49945 |
| Longitude | 153.1151 |
| Population | 121 |
| Density | 2.9 /km² |
| Area | 42.4 km² |
| Elevation | 96 m |
| Postcode | 2474 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 624 km north-northeast |
Upper Horseshoe Creek is a locality in the Kyogle Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 121. The locality covers an area of 42.4 km², giving a population density of about 2.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 96 m above sea level. It lies approximately 624 km north-northeast of Sydney. Upper Horseshoe Creek is located at 28.4994°S, 153.1151°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2474. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Upper Horseshoe Creek lies cradled by a fold in the Tweed Range, where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of the rainforest. It lies 54.8 km south-south-west of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 210°T), and is situated 18.2 km north-north-east of Kyogle. The landscape here is a study in green, a riot of ferns, towering eucalypts, and the darker, richer hues of fig and rainforest giants. The creek itself, a ribbon of cool, clear water, tumbles over moss-slicked stones, its voice a constant, gentle murmur against the backdrop of cicada song. The terrain is steep in places, the hillsides cloaked in dense vegetation, offering glimpses of distant, mist-shrouded peaks. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, filters through the canopy in shafts of liquid gold, illuminating the emerald undergrowth and lending a hushed reverence to the surroundings.
The history of Upper Horseshoe Creek is intrinsically linked to the rich volcanic soils that define its character, soils that have long supported a thriving agricultural tradition. Dairy farming was once the lifeblood of this region, with generations of families working the land, their efforts etched into the rolling paddocks that now often share space with more diverse grazing enterprises. While the grand dairy sheds may be fewer, the spirit of working the land persists, with cattle still a common sight against the verdant backdrop. The echo of past endeavours can be felt in the sturdy, old farmhouses that dot the landscape, silent witnesses to the hard work and resilience of those who came before. Today, a quiet self-sufficiency characterises Upper Horseshoe Creek, a place where the pace is dictated by the seasons and the enduring connection to the earth.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Upper Horseshoe Creek, 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 Upper Horseshoe Creek, in the Kyogle Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Upper Horseshoe Creek includes the postcode (2474), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Kyogle 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 Upper Horseshoe Creek 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. |