Explore White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the White Cliffs, 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 White Cliffs, 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 White Cliffs 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 White Cliffs.
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 | White Cliffs |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Central Darling Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -30.32544 |
| Longitude | 143.0641 |
| Population | 194 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 11677.0 km² |
| Elevation | 150 m |
| Postcode | 2836 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 862 km west-northwest |
White Cliffs is a locality in the Central Darling Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 194. The locality covers an area of 11677.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 150 m above sea level. It lies approximately 862 km west-northwest of Sydney. White Cliffs is located at 30.3254°S, 143.0641°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2836. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
White Cliffs, a name that whispers of geological wonder, lies at the edge of a vast, ochre-dusted plain where the sky seems to stretch into infinity. It lies 440.8 km north-north-east of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 12°T), and is situated 112.3 km north-north-west of Wilcannia. Here, the land is a study in subtle colour, a palette of muted browns and dusty greens under a sun that burns with fierce, unwavering intensity for much of the year. The terrain is deceptively flat, yet punctuated by low, ancient mesas and outcrops that catch the light in extraordinary ways, especially as the day begins its slow descent. The air itself feels different, thinner perhaps, carrying the scent of dry earth and the faint, mineral tang of the underground. A profound stillness often pervades White Cliffs, broken only by the occasional call of a bird or the distant hum of a vehicle, a testament to the sheer scale of the country and the quiet resilience of its inhabitants.
The history of White Cliffs is intrinsically tied to the earth beneath its feet, a story of precious stones unearthed from the darkness. This is, after all, opal country, a place where the allure of fire in the stone has drawn prospectors and dreamers for generations. The local economy, though perhaps modest, thrives on this unique inheritance, with the mining of precious opal forming the backbone of its existence. Visitors are drawn to White Cliffs not just for the promise of finding their own piece of iridescent magic, but also for the unique experience of life lived partly below ground, a practical adaptation to the relentless Australian sun. The town's character is forged in this duality – a surface world of stark beauty and an subterranean realm of cool, quiet industry, a place where the earth’s hidden treasures are coaxed into the light.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of White Cliffs, 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 White Cliffs, in the Central Darling Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for White Cliffs includes the postcode (2836), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Central Darling Shire Council), 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 White Cliffs 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. |