Explore Blythdale, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blythdale, QLD 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 Blythdale, Queensland, 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 Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Blythdale 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 Blythdale.
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 | Blythdale |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Maranoa Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -26.51492 |
| Longitude | 149.00334 |
| Population | 33 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 129.6 km² |
| Elevation | 306 m |
| Postcode | 4455 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 412 km west-northwest |
Blythdale is a locality in the Maranoa Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 33. The locality covers an area of 129.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 306 m above sea level. It lies approximately 412 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Blythdale is located at 26.5149°S, 149.0033°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4455. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Blythdale unfolds across a broad, undulating plain, where the ochre earth, baked by a relentless sun, gives way to hardy tussock grass and the scattered, silver-green foliage of eucalypts. It lies 314.2 km west-north-west of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 291°T), and is situated 20.7 km east-north-east of Roma. The air here carries a dry, almost brittle scent, a blend of warm dust and the faint, medicinal perfume of eucalyptus leaves. Low-slung homesteads, their corrugated iron roofs a muted red against the vast expanse of blue sky, mark the scattered settlements, each a small island in a sea of pale, sun-bleached paddocks. The land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm, its contours softened by distance and the hazy shimmer of heat rising from the ground. The light at dusk is a particularly precious commodity, bathing the landscape in a warm, honeyed glow that softens the starkness and lends a quiet dignity to the open country.
The history of Blythdale is etched in the enduring spirit of those who sought to tame this country, their endeavours primarily focused on the vast herds of sheep that once, and still do to some extent, define its economy. The wool industry, a bedrock of the Maranoa region, has shaped the character of Blythdale, fostering a resilient community built on hard work and an understanding of the land's capricious nature. While the era of the great sheep stations may have seen its peak, the legacy remains in the weathered shearing sheds and the timeless knowledge passed down through generations. Today, a diversified approach is evident, with some properties embracing cattle grazing, and a quiet undercurrent of tourism beginning to explore the region's raw, untamed beauty, drawing travellers seeking an authentic taste of outback Queensland life.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Blythdale, Queensland. 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 Blythdale, in the Maranoa Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Blythdale includes the postcode (4455), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Maranoa Regional), 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 Blythdale 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. |