Explore Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Adelaide River, NT 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 Adelaide River, Northern Territory, 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 Northern Territory or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Adelaide River 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 Adelaide River.
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 | Adelaide River |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Coomalie Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -13.1778 |
| Longitude | 131.1486 |
| Population | 447 |
| Density | 3.0 /km² |
| Area | 146.8 km² |
| Elevation | 58 m |
| Postcode | 0846 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 86 km south-southeast |
Adelaide River is a locality in the Coomalie Shire local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 447. The locality covers an area of 146.8 km², giving a population density of about 3.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 58 m above sea level. It lies approximately 86 km south-southeast of Darwin. Adelaide River is located at 13.1778°S, 131.1486°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0846. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Adelaide River lies under a sky that can shift from a searing, bleached blue to a bruised, dramatic purple within the span of an afternoon. It lies 86.0 km south-south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 157°T), and is situated 14.9 km south-east of Batchelor. The air here, thick and humid, carries the scent of damp earth and the sweet, cloying perfume of unseen blossoms, especially potent after a rain. Red dust, fine as talcum powder, coats everything, clinging to the sparse, hardy grasses that struggle to take root in the iron-rich soil and softening the sharp edges of the scattered termite mounds that punctuate the landscape like ancient, petrified sentinels. Gnarled ghost gums, their bark peeling in papery strips, stand as stark white sentinels against the vibrant green of the scrub, their branches reaching out like skeletal fingers towards the vast, indifferent expanse.
The lifeblood of Adelaide River has always been intrinsically tied to the seasonal ebb and flow of its namesake waterway, a serpentine ribbon that swells and recedes with the tropical monsoons. For generations, this land has sustained those who understand its rhythms, from the Indigenous custodians who walked these plains for millennia, to the pastoralists who now graze their cattle on the sprawling properties, their livelihoods a constant negotiation with the capricious climate. The railway that once thundered through here, a vital artery connecting the north to the south, is now largely a ghost, its abandoned stations and overgrown tracks whispering tales of a bustling past. Today, the local economy is a more modest affair, a resilient blend of agriculture, a scattering of small businesses catering to travellers, and the enduring spirit of a community that has learned to thrive amidst the raw beauty and challenges of the Top End.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Adelaide River, Northern Territory. 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 Adelaide River, in the Coomalie Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Adelaide River includes the postcode (0846), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Coomalie Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Adelaide River 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. |