Explore Timber Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Timber Creek, 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 Timber Creek, 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 Timber Creek 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 Timber Creek.
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 | Timber Creek |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Victoria Daly Region |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -15.67346 |
| Longitude | 130.49266 |
| Population | 326 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Area | 159.7 km² |
| Elevation | 25 m |
| Postcode | 0852 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 359 km south |
Timber Creek is a locality in the Victoria Daly Region local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 326. The locality covers an area of 159.7 km², giving a population density of about 2.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 25 m above sea level. It lies approximately 359 km south of Darwin. Timber Creek is located at 15.6735°S, 130.4927°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0852. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Timber Creek lies at the edge of the Victoria Daly Region, a place where the land begins to breathe more deeply of the ancient country to its west. It lies 358.9 km south of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 186°T), and is situated 100.7 km east of Baines. The earth here is a rich, baked red, the colour of dried blood, stretching out under a sky that can be an impossibly vibrant blue for months on end, then bruised with the heavy grey of the coming wet. Spinifex tussocks, tough and resilient, cling to the low rises, their spiky forms softened by the hazy distance, while scattered ghost gums stand sentinel, their pale bark a stark contrast against the fiery landscape. The air itself carries a dry warmth, a constant companion that whispers of the vastness beyond, and in the late afternoon, the sun bleeds across the horizon, painting the clouds in hues of apricot and rose that linger long after the day’s heat has begun to recede.
This is a country shaped by the passage of seasons and the enduring spirit of those who have called it home. Timber Creek's existence is intrinsically tied to the Victoria River Downs, one of Australia's largest cattle stations, whose vast grazing lands define the economic pulse of the locality, the lowing of cattle a distant, almost melodic sound carried on the breeze. The precinct also serves as a vital service centre for travellers navigating the rugged tracks of the Kimberley and the Top End, a place for weary vehicles to refuel and for those within to catch their breath. The legacy of exploration and settlement is subtly etched into the character of Timber Creek, a quiet acknowledgement of the hardy individuals who forged a life in this demanding yet beautiful environment, their stories as deeply ingrained in the land as the tracks left by the station vehicles.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Timber Creek, 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 Timber Creek, in the Victoria Daly Region local government area.
Detailed location data for Timber Creek includes the postcode (0852), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Victoria Daly 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 Timber Creek 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. |