Explore Herbert, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Herbert, 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 Herbert, 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 Herbert 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 Herbert.
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 | Herbert |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Litchfield Municipality |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -12.52564 |
| Longitude | 131.1596 |
| Population | 1,777 |
| Density | 49.7 /km² |
| Area | 35.7 km² |
| Elevation | 44 m |
| Postcode | 0836 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 35 km east-southeast |
Herbert is a locality in the Litchfield Municipality local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,777. The locality covers an area of 35.7 km², giving a population density of about 49.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 44 m above sea level. It lies approximately 35 km east-southeast of Darwin. Herbert is located at 12.5256°S, 131.1596°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0836. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Herbert is a place where the red earth meets a sky that seems to stretch into forever, a vast, sun-bleached canvas under which the land sprawls in low, rolling plains dotted with hardy spinifex and resilient acacia. It lies 35.0 km east-south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 101°T), and is situated 12.0 km east-south-east of Howard Springs. The air here carries a dry, persistent warmth, a subtle hum that speaks of the ancient geological forces that shaped this country, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, softens the sharp edges of the landscape, painting the distant hills in hues of ochre and rose. Life in Herbert moves with a deliberate quietude, the pace dictated by the sun and the soil, and the few buildings that comprise the settlement seem to have grown organically from the earth, their weathered facades reflecting the enduring spirit of the place.
The character of Herbert is intrinsically linked to its past as a staging post for travellers and prospectors, a place where fortunes were sought and often lost in the unforgiving terrain. While mining once pulsed through its veins, the economy has since found a steadier rhythm in the surrounding pastoral leases, where cattle graze on vast tracts of bushland, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of the infrequent rains. Herbert’s distinctiveness lies in its sheer remoteness, a testament to human endurance in a landscape that demands respect. The local store, a hub of activity, serves not only as a supplier of necessities but as the unofficial centre of communication, where news and neighbourly gossip are exchanged, and the silence outside is often broken only by the call of a distant bird or the whisper of the wind.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Herbert, 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 Herbert, in the Litchfield Municipality local government area.
Detailed location data for Herbert includes the postcode (0836), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Litchfield 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 Herbert 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. |