Explore Costello, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Costello, 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 Costello, 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 Costello 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 Costello.
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 | Costello |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Barkly Region |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -20.9069 |
| Longitude | 136.98786 |
| Area | 39151.7 km² |
| Postcode | 0872 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 1144 km southeast |
Costello is a locality in the Barkly Region local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. The locality covers an area of 39151.7 km². It lies approximately 1144 km southeast of Darwin. Costello is located at 20.9069°S, 136.9879°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0872. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Costello lies under a sky that stretches, impossibly wide, an unbroken canvas of cerulean during the day, deepening to bruised indigo and then to a velvet black studded with diamonds at night. It lies 445.6 km north-east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 46°T), and is situated 88.6 km west of Alpurrurulam. The earth here is a study in ochre and rust, a resilient scrubland where hardy spinifex grasses cling to the cracked, parched soil, punctuated by the stark silhouettes of ghost gums and the occasional hardy acacia. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the mineral tang of the earth and, on still evenings, the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. Sunlight beats down with an insistent warmth, bleaching the landscape into a soft, hazy glow by midday, but it’s at dusk that the true magic unfolds, as the setting sun paints the horizon in fiery hues of orange, rose, and gold, casting long, dancing shadows that imbue the ancient land with a profound stillness.
The history of Costello is written in the dust and the enduring spirit of those who have called this country home. For generations, this land has sustained Indigenous peoples, their deep connection to country a silent, potent force that underpins the very character of the place. Later arrivals, drawn by the promise of the land's bounty, established a pastoral heritage, their cattle stations sprawling across vast tracts, a legacy still evident in the enduring rhythm of the seasons and the quiet pride of the local graziers. The economy, though modest, is anchored by this deep connection to the land, with a scattering of businesses catering to the needs of the surrounding properties and the occasional traveller seeking respite. Costello itself hums with a quiet resilience, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where the vast, silent beauty of the outback is not just a backdrop, but an ever-present, shaping influence.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Costello, 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 Costello, in the Barkly Region local government area.
Detailed location data for Costello includes the postcode (0872), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Barkly Region), 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 Costello 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. |