Explore Lansdowne, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lansdowne, 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 Lansdowne, 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 Lansdowne 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 Lansdowne.
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 | Lansdowne |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Katherine Municipality |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -14.418 |
| Longitude | 132.37997 |
| Population | 632 |
| Density | 3.1 /km² |
| Area | 206.4 km² |
| Elevation | 136 m |
| Postcode | 0850 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 273 km southeast |
Lansdowne is a locality in the Katherine Municipality local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 632. The locality covers an area of 206.4 km², giving a population density of about 3.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 136 m above sea level. It lies approximately 273 km southeast of Darwin. Lansdowne is located at 14.4180°S, 132.3800°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0850. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Lansdowne lies at the edge of a vast, ochre-red plain, where the land exhales a dry, warm breath. It lies 273.6 km south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 143°T), and is situated 12.0 km east-north-east of Katherine. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rise and fall of sun-baked earth punctuated by hardy spinifex and scattered ghost gums that stand like stoic sentinels against the immense, bleached sky. During the long dry season, the air shimmers with heat, and the dust, fine as talc, settles on everything, softening the sharp edges of the landscape and lending a muted, golden hue to the late afternoon light. Here, the silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth or the distant, mournful cry of a bird of prey circling high above.
The character of Lansdowne is deeply entwined with the stories of the pastoralists who first carved a life from this often unforgiving country, their legacy evident in the weathered homesteads and sprawling cattle stations that still define its economy. This is land that has yielded to the persistent efforts of those who work the cattle, their livelihood dependent on the sparse but nutritious grasses that emerge after the infrequent rains. The rhythm of life in Lansdowne is dictated by the seasons and the demands of the livestock, a steady, enduring pulse that has shaped its cultural fabric. While the modern world intrudes with satellite dishes and the occasional hum of a generator, the spirit of the pioneering past remains, a quiet testament to resilience and adaptation in the face of nature’s grand, indifferent theatre.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Lansdowne, 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 Lansdowne, in the Katherine Municipality local government area.
Detailed location data for Lansdowne includes the postcode (0850), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Katherine Municipality), 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 Lansdowne is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 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. |