Explore Cairns North, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cairns North, 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 Cairns North, 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 Cairns North 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 Cairns North.
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 | Cairns North |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cairns Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -16.90432 |
| Longitude | 145.76951 |
| Population | 7,340 |
| Density | 1203.3 /km² |
| Area | 6.1 km² |
| Elevation | 7 m |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1391 km northwest |
Cairns North is a locality in the Cairns Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 7,340. The locality covers an area of 6.1 km², giving a population density of about 1203.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 7 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1391 km northwest of Brisbane. Cairns North is located at 16.9043°S, 145.7695°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Cairns North breathes a humid, tropical air, its landscape a verdant sprawl where the suburbs bleed into mangrove fringes and the distant, mist-shrouded peaks of the Atherton Tablelands form a brooding backdrop. It lies 284.3 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 337°T), and is situated 12.7 km north-north-east of Edmonton. The air here, particularly as the sun begins its descent, carries a softened, diffused light that clings to the broad leaves of the palms and casts long, languid shadows across the neat residential streets and the bustling commercial strips. Beneath the relentless sun, the very earth seems to exhale a gentle warmth, a constant reminder of the region's vibrant, life-giving climate. The proximity to the coast is palpable, not just in the humidity, but in the subtle, salty tang that occasionally drifts inland, a whispered promise of the Great Barrier Reef lying a stone's throw offshore.
This northern precinct of Cairns carries the echoes of its more recent past, a story woven from the ebb and flow of tropical development and the enduring spirit of its people. Originally part of the traditional lands of the Yidinji people, the area has seen significant transformation, particularly since the gold rushes and the subsequent growth of Cairns as a vital port. The local economy, once heavily reliant on timber and agriculture, now draws a considerable portion of its vitality from tourism, with Cairns North serving as a convenient gateway for travellers eager to explore the rainforests and the reef. It's a place where the familiar hum of everyday life – the rumble of cars, the chatter of neighbours, the distant cry of a seabird – mingles with the exotic calls of unseen creatures from the nearby wetlands, a unique symphony of the tropics.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cairns North, 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 Cairns North, in the Cairns Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Cairns North includes the postcode, telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cairns Regional). 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 Cairns North 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. |