Explore Mcminns Lagoon, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mcminns Lagoon, 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 Mcminns Lagoon, 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 Mcminns Lagoon 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 Mcminns Lagoon.
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 | Mcminns Lagoon |
| 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 | -12.54772 |
| Longitude | 131.07626 |
| Population | 834 |
| Density | 62.2 /km² |
| Area | 13.4 km² |
| Elevation | 47 m |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 27 km east-southeast |
Mcminns Lagoon is a locality in the Litchfield Municipality local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 834. The locality covers an area of 13.4 km², giving a population density of about 62.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 47 m above sea level. It lies approximately 27 km east-southeast of Darwin. Mcminns Lagoon is located at 12.5477°S, 131.0763°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Mcminns Lagoon is a quiet sentinel at the edge of the wild, a watercolour wash of ochre earth meeting the broad, indifferent sky. It lies 26.9 km east-south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 110°T), and is situated 8.9 km south of Howard Springs. The land here is a study in muted tones: the dusty greens of resilient scrub, the pale gold of drying grasses, and the deep, almost bruised purple of distant hills that seem to breathe the heat. A fine red dust, the colour of dried blood, coats everything with a soft, persistent layer, settling into the creases of the earth and clinging to the sparse, wiry vegetation. The air itself feels thick, a palpable presence carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet decay of fallen leaves. It’s a landscape that suggests endurance, a place where life clings tenaciously to the surface, shaped by the fierce embrace of the tropical sun and the unpredictable temper of the seasons.
The history of Mcminns Lagoon is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the slow shaping of the land. For generations, this country has been a place of passage and sustenance, its freshwater lagoon a vital resource for those who have moved across these ancient territories. While the immediate surrounds don't boast a bustling cattle industry like some of its neighbours, the broader Litchfield Municipality has a long association with grazing, and the echoes of that heritage can still be felt in the wide-open spaces. Today, Mcminns Lagoon’s character is one of understated resilience, a place where the economy is as subtle as the shifting shadows at dusk, reliant on the quiet flow of travellers seeking solace or a brief pause before venturing further into the vast Northern Territory. Its distinctiveness lies in this very stillness, a peaceful pocket that offers a moment of reflection against the dramatic backdrop of the continent.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Mcminns Lagoon, 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 Mcminns Lagoon, in the Litchfield Municipality local government area.
Detailed location data for Mcminns Lagoon includes the postcode (0822), 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 Mcminns Lagoon 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. |