Explore Cape Don, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cape Don, 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 Cape Don, 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 Cape Don 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 Cape Don.
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 | Cape Don |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -11.30089 |
| Longitude | 131.75972 |
| Elevation | 5 m |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 163 km north-east |
Cape Don is a locality in Northern Territory, Australia. It sits at an elevation of around 5 m above sea level. It lies approximately 163 km north-east of Darwin. Cape Don is located at 11.3009°S, 131.7597°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving.
Cape Don pushes a jagged, limestone finger into the convergence of the Arafura Sea and the Van Diemen Gulf, marking the northernmost reach of the Cobourg Peninsula. It lies 163.2 km north-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 38°T). Mangroves cling to the edges of the tidal flats, their tangled roots filtering the salt-heavy air, while the scrubby eucalypt woodland stretches inland to meet the dense, humid embrace of the monsoon forest. At dusk, the light here is bruised and violet, bleeding across the water in long, liquid ribbons that seem to pull the horizon closer to the shore. The terrain is a rugged mosaic of calcified rock and resilient coastal vegetation, where the wind carries the constant, rhythmic percussion of waves striking the limestone shelves. Cape Don remains a place of profound isolation, defined by the raw, unmediated dialogue between the restless sea and the enduring earth.
Maritime history clings to the headland, anchored by the light station that once guided vessels through the treacherous currents of the Dundas Strait. While the economy of this remote stretch is largely defined by the rhythms of the seasons and the management of the surrounding Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, the area remains a sanctuary for those who seek the silence of the far north. Commercial and recreational fishing interests occasionally stir the quiet, drawing sustenance from the abundant reefs and channels that teem with life beneath the surface. For the few who navigate these waters, the legacy of the light remains a beacon of human persistence in a landscape that resists easy settlement. Life at Cape Don follows the slow, deliberate pulse of the tides, indifferent to the demands of the modern world, existing instead in a state of perpetual, salt-washed vigilance.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cape Don, 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 Cape Don.
Detailed location data for Cape Don includes the postcode, telephone area code (08). 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 Cape Don 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. |