Explore Buffalo Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Buffalo Creek, 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 Buffalo Creek, 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Buffalo Creek |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Darwin Municipality |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -12.3454 |
| Longitude | 130.92138 |
| Area | 14.0 km² |
| Elevation | 13 m |
| Postcode | 0812 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 16 km north-northeast |
Buffalo Creek is a locality in the Darwin Municipality local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. The locality covers an area of 14.0 km². It sits at an elevation of around 13 m above sea level. It lies approximately 16 km north-northeast of Darwin. Buffalo Creek is located at 12.3454°S, 130.9214°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0812. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Buffalo Creek bakes under a sky that stretches, impossibly, from horizon to horizon, a vast, bleached canvas where the sun’s fierce gaze softens only grudgingly at dusk, bleeding into hues of molten gold and bruised plum. It lies 15.6 km north-north-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 33°T), and is situated 6.1 km north of Karama. The land here exhales a dry, dusty warmth, a persistent hum that seems to rise from the iron-rich soil itself, a stark beauty carved by ancient forces. Spinifex, a hardy tapestry of green and gold, clings tenaciously to the gentle undulations, broken by the occasional stoic ghost gum, its stark white limbs reaching like supplicating arms towards the indifferent blue. The air, even in the cooler hours, carries the faint, dry scent of eucalyptus and the promise of rain that rarely arrives without a dramatic flourish.
This stretch of country, Buffalo Creek, has long been a place of passage and sustenance, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the subtle shifts of the land and the enduring spirit of those who have called it home. For generations, it has been a vital artery for cattle grazing, the sprawling properties a testament to the sheer scale of the Northern Territory's pastoral heartland, where the economy is intrinsically linked to the hardy beasts that roam the vast plains. More recently, the whispers of mineral exploration have stirred, adding another layer to the economic fabric of Buffalo Creek, a familiar dance between the earth’s hidden bounty and human endeavour. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, by the slow, deliberate pulse of the land, and by a quiet resilience that defines this unique corner of the north.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Buffalo Creek, 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 Buffalo Creek, in the Darwin Municipality local government area.
Detailed location data for Buffalo Creek includes the postcode (0812), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Darwin Municipality), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Buffalo 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. |