Explore Coen, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Coen, 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 Coen, 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 Coen 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 Coen.
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 | Coen |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cook Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -13.8091 |
| Longitude | 143.35106 |
| Population | 458 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 9735.2 km² |
| Elevation | 198 m |
| Postcode | 4892 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1820 km northwest |
Coen is a locality in the Cook Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 458. The locality covers an area of 9735.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 198 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1820 km northwest of Brisbane. Coen is located at 13.8091°S, 143.3511°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4892. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Coen rests on the edge of the Cape York Peninsula, a place where the land breathes a deep, humid sigh under the vast Queensland sky. It lies 708.4 km north-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 329°T), and is situated 85.1 km south of Lockhart River. The air here is thick with the scent of eucalypt and damp earth, a perfume that clings to the very skin. The surrounding country unfolds in a mosaic of emerald and ochre, a landscape dominated by ancient, weathered hills that seem to hold the secrets of millennia. The Wenlock River, a ribbon of life, meanders through this terrain, its waters reflecting the shifting hues of the sky, a constant murmur against the stillness of the bush. The light at dusk is a painter’s dream, bleeding from fiery orange to the softest lavender, casting long, sinuous shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of the land.
The story of Coen is deeply entwined with the pursuit of gold, a history that still whispers through the weathered timbers of its older buildings and the quiet determination of its inhabitants. Prospectors once trod this ground, their hopes and hardships etched into the very soil, their endeavours laying the foundations for the settlement. Today, the economy is a more pragmatic affair, a blend of cattle grazing on sprawling properties and a steady trickle of travellers drawn to the wild, untamed beauty of the region. The Coen Police Station, a sturdy, red-brick sentinel, stands as a prominent landmark, a symbol of the enduring presence of law and order in this remote corner of the continent. The pace of life in Coen is dictated by the seasons and the sun, a deliberate unhurriedness that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the natural world.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Coen, 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 Coen, in the Cook Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Coen includes the postcode (4892), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cook Shire), 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 Coen 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. |