Explore Evans Landing, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Evans Landing, 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 Evans Landing, 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 Evans Landing 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 Evans Landing.
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 | Evans Landing |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Weipa Town |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -12.66189 |
| Longitude | 141.85254 |
| Population | 213 |
| Density | 215.2 /km² |
| Area | 1.0 km² |
| Elevation | 14 m |
| Postcode | 4874 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2015 km northwest |
Evans Landing is a locality in the Weipa Town local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 213. The locality covers an area of 1.0 km², giving a population density of about 215.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 14 m above sea level. It lies approximately 2015 km northwest of Brisbane. Evans Landing is located at 12.6619°S, 141.8525°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4874. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Evans Landing clings to the coast where the Gulf of Carpentaria breathes its salty air onto the ochre earth. It lies 903.0 km north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 324°T), and is situated 2.2 km south-south-west of Nanum. The land here is a study in contrasts: scrubby, resilient vegetation clings to sandy ridges, giving way to expanses of flat, salt-tolerant grass that stretch towards the shimmering, shallow waters of the coastline. Mangroves, a dense, tangled green, fringe the inlets and estuaries, their roots a labyrinthine world for unseen life, while further inland, the landscape softens into a more open savanna, dotted with the ghostly white trunks of ghost gums. The light here, especially as the sun begins its descent, washes over everything in hues of molten gold and soft rose, a quiet spectacle that paints the sky and the water with a fleeting, exquisite beauty.
The story of Evans Landing is intrinsically tied to the rich mineral deposits that lie beneath its surface, a bounty that has shaped its economy and character for decades. While the initial promise of gold brought early prospectors, it was the discovery and subsequent large-scale extraction of bauxite that truly defined Evans Landing, creating a hub of industrial activity and attracting a diverse workforce. This mining heritage is evident in the town's sturdy, functional architecture and the constant hum of machinery that forms a subtle soundtrack to daily life. The economy, though dominated by mining, also finds a steady rhythm in the surrounding waters; fishing boats regularly head out from the small harbour, their catches supplementing the town’s provisions and offering a taste of the ocean’s bounty. Evans Landing feels like a place that has learned to coexist with its formidable natural resources, a testament to the resilience and adaptability of those who call it home.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Evans Landing, 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 Evans Landing, in the Weipa Town local government area.
Detailed location data for Evans Landing includes the postcode (4874), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Weipa Town), 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 Evans Landing 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. |