Explore Wanaaring, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wanaaring, 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 Wanaaring, 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 Wanaaring 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 Wanaaring.
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 | Wanaaring |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Unincorporated - Far West Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -29.71162 |
| Longitude | 144.13969 |
| Population | 152 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 19843.0 km² |
| Elevation | 112 m |
| Postcode | 2840 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 812 km west-northwest |
Wanaaring is a locality in the Unincorporated - Far West Area local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 152. The locality covers an area of 19843.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 112 m above sea level. It lies approximately 812 km west-northwest of Sydney. Wanaaring is located at 29.7116°S, 144.1397°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2840. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Wanaaring shimmers under a vast, unbroken sky, a scattering of buildings clinging to the edge of a land that stretches to an almost unimaginable horizon. It lies 513.5 km west-north-west of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 303°T), and is situated 108.0 km west of Fords Bridge. The earth here is a palette of ochre and pale gold, cracked and thirsty under the relentless sun, with the occasional hardy saltbush and mulga providing sparse, tenacious shade. Dust, fine as talcum powder, coats everything, softening the sharp edges of corrugated iron roofs and blurring the lines between the earth and the sky in the heat haze. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen cattle.
This is a place shaped by the capricious moods of the Paroo River, a waterway that can swell into a life-giving artery or dwindle to a mere memory, leaving behind shimmering salt pans that glitter like scattered diamonds under the midday sun. For generations, this land has supported graziers, their livelihoods tied to the wool of hardy Merino sheep and the beef of resilient cattle, a constant negotiation with the unforgiving climate. Wanaaring’s history is written in the weathered faces of its people and the slow, deliberate pace of life, a testament to resilience and a deep connection to this ancient, beautiful, and often challenging country. The local store, a vital hub, serves as the de facto meeting place, where news travels on the breeze and conversations unfold with the unhurried cadence of the outback.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Wanaaring, 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 Wanaaring, in the Unincorporated - Far West Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Wanaaring includes the postcode (2840), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Unincorporated - Far West Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote 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 Wanaaring 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. |