Explore Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gordonvale, 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 Gordonvale, 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 Gordonvale 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 Gordonvale.
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 | Gordonvale |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cairns Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -17.09131 |
| Longitude | 145.77933 |
| Population | 6,944 |
| Density | 121.4 /km² |
| Area | 57.2 km² |
| Elevation | 21 m |
| Postcode | 4865 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1373 km northwest |
Gordonvale is a locality in the Cairns Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 6,944. The locality covers an area of 57.2 km², giving a population density of about 121.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 21 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1373 km northwest of Brisbane. Gordonvale is located at 17.0913°S, 145.7793°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4865. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Gordonvale rests at the foot of ancient volcanic mountains, a fertile basin where the rich red earth yields generously under a sky that can shift from brilliant sapphire to bruised purple in the span of an afternoon. It lies 264.8 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 335°T), and is situated 9.4 km south-south-east of Edmonton. The air here, thick with the scent of damp earth and the sweet perfume of ripening sugarcane, carries a palpable humidity that clings to the skin like a second, warmer layer. The jagged, forested peaks of the Lamb Range stand as a dramatic backdrop, their slopes often shrouded in a veil of mist, hinting at the immense waterfalls and hidden creeks that lie within their embrace, a wilder country just a stone's throw from the neat rows of cane fields. The Mulgrave River, a lifeblood of this region, snakes its way through the landscape, its waters a deep, reflective brown, carrying the sediment of the mountains towards the sea. The afternoon light, as it begins its slow descent, casts long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the paddocks, painting the landscape in hues of ochre and gold, a brief, breathtaking spectacle before the deepening twilight.
This land, once the domain of the Yidinji people, has a history deeply entwined with the sugar industry, a legacy evident in the towering mills that punctuate the horizon and the rhythmic hum of machinery during harvest season. Gordonvale itself grew from a small settlement catering to the burgeoning plantations, its fortunes tied to the fortunes of the cane. The railway line, a silver thread connecting it to the coastal city, speaks of a time when this was a vital hub for bringing the harvest to market. Today, while sugarcane remains king, the fertile soil also supports a diverse range of tropical fruits and vegetables, and the proximity to the Great Barrier Reef and the Atherton Tablelands draws a steady stream of travellers eager to explore the natural wonders of Far North Queensland. There's a quiet resilience to Gordonvale, a sense of enduring community forged in the tropical heat and the shared labour of cultivating the land, a character as robust and vibrant as the landscape itself.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Gordonvale, 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 Gordonvale, in the Cairns Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Gordonvale includes the postcode (4865), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cairns 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 Gordonvale 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. |