Cannon Creek, Southern Downs Regional, Queensland
Explore Cannon Creek, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cannon Creek, 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 Cannon Creek, 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 Cannon 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 Cannon 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.
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| Locality | Cannon Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Southern Downs Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.60819 |
| Longitude | 151.8715 |
| Population | 44 |
| Density | 4.0 /km² |
| Area | 10.9 km² |
| Elevation | 821 m |
| Postcode | 4380 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 170 km southwest |
Cannon Creek is a locality in the Southern Downs Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 44. The locality covers an area of 10.9 km², giving a population density of about 4.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 821 m above sea level. It lies approximately 170 km southwest of Brisbane. Cannon Creek is located at 28.6082°S, 151.8715°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4380. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cannon Creek lies cradled within the rolling contours of the Southern Downs, where the air, even in the bright midday sun, carries a certain softness, a gentle breath from the surrounding paddocks. It lies 116.8 km south of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 184°T), and is situated 7.9 km north-west of Stanthorpe. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and ochres, the land itself a textured canvas of broad, sweeping pastures punctuated by stands of eucalypt, their silver-green leaves catching the light like scattered coins. The creeks, often mere trickles in the drier months, wind their patient way through the terrain, their banks lined with hardy grasses and the occasional hardy acacia, a quiet testament to the resilience of life in this sun-drenched country. The sky above is a vast, uninterrupted dome, a deep, almost impossibly pure blue that seems to stretch to the very edge of the world, lending a profound sense of space and stillness to the scene.
The history of Cannon Creek is interwoven with the land's capacity to sustain, primarily through grazing and agriculture, a legacy reflected in the weathered fences and the solid, unpretentious farmhouses that dot the countryside. For generations, the rhythm of life in Cannon Creek has been dictated by the seasons, the planting and the harvest, the birth and the tending of livestock. Though not a hub of major industry, the local economy thrives on the quiet diligence of its inhabitants, their connection to the earth a palpable force. Travellers passing through might notice the distinctive, almost melancholic beauty of the old shearing sheds, relics of a bygone era, their timber bleached by countless summers, whispering tales of hard work and community. The very air here seems to hold the scent of dry grass and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that speaks of a deep, abiding connection to the land.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cannon Creek, 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 Cannon Creek, in the Southern Downs Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Cannon Creek includes the postcode (4380), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Southern Downs Regional), 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 Cannon 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. |