Explore Forest Ridge, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forest Ridge, 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 Forest Ridge, 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 Forest Ridge 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 Forest Ridge.
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 | Forest Ridge |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Toowoomba Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -27.9606 |
| Longitude | 151.02578 |
| Population | 45 |
| Density | 9.5 /km² |
| Area | 4.8 km² |
| Elevation | 431 m |
| Postcode | 4357 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 204 km west-southwest |
Forest Ridge is a locality in the Toowoomba Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 45. The locality covers an area of 4.8 km², giving a population density of about 9.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 431 m above sea level. It lies approximately 204 km west-southwest of Brisbane. Forest Ridge is located at 27.9606°S, 151.0258°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4357. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Forest Ridge unfolds across the eastern slopes of the Darling Downs, a landscape of rolling hills softened by swathes of eucalypt woodland and interspersed with cultivated patches. It lies 101.3 km west-south-west of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 244°T), and is situated 24.2 km west-south-west of Millmerran. The air here carries a faint scent of damp earth and pine needles, particularly after a rain, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin. On clearer days, the horizon stretches out, a hazy blue seam where the sky meets the land, and the sunlight, when it catches the leaves just so, can cast a shimmering, almost ethereal glow upon the undulating terrain. The roads, often unsealed, wind like dark ribbons through the green, inviting exploration into the quieter pockets where the sounds of the world seem to recede.
The story of Forest Ridge is deeply entwined with the fertile soils of this region, historically shaped by agriculture and grazing. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, cleared sections of the native bush, establishing properties that continue to be worked by descendants today. The local economy, while still drawing strength from these traditional pursuits like sheep farming and the cultivation of grains and fodder crops, has also seen a gentle diversification. Small-scale vineyards have begun to dot the landscape, their neat rows a modern counterpoint to the wilder stretches of bush, and a growing number of residents find work in the neighbouring centres, commuting along well-worn routes that have seen generations of travellers. The pace of life in Forest Ridge is measured, dictated more by the seasons and the needs of the land than by the frantic pulse of larger cities, and this unhurried existence imbues the place with a quiet, enduring character.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Forest Ridge, 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 Forest Ridge, in the Toowoomba Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Forest Ridge includes the postcode (4357), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Toowoomba 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 Forest Ridge 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. |