Explore Holloways Beach, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holloways Beach, 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 Holloways Beach, 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 Holloways Beach 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 Holloways Beach.
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 | Holloways Beach |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cairns Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -16.83735 |
| Longitude | 145.73826 |
| Population | 2,376 |
| Density | 300.0 /km² |
| Area | 7.9 km² |
| Elevation | 8 m |
| Postcode | 4878 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1399 km northwest |
Holloways Beach is a locality in the Cairns Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,376. The locality covers an area of 7.9 km², giving a population density of about 300.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 8 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1399 km northwest of Brisbane. Holloways Beach is located at 16.8374°S, 145.7383°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4878. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Holloways Beach unfurls along a stretch of coastline where the humid breath of the tropics meets the insistent murmur of the Coral Sea. It lies 292.4 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 337°T), and is situated 10.3 km north-north-east of Redlynch. The sand, a pale gold dusted with the remnants of coral and shell, forms a broad, inviting sweep, bordered by a dense wall of coastal vegetation—casuarina trees shedding their needle-like foliage, pandanus palms with their stilt roots gripping the damp earth, and the broad, glossy leaves of rainforest species pushing ever closer to the water's edge. The air itself is a palpable presence, thick with the scent of salt and the sweet decay of fallen frangipani blossoms, a constant, warm embrace that clings to the skin. Beyond the immediate fringe of green, the land rises gently towards low hills, their slopes cloaked in the same verdant tangle, creating a sense of seclusion, of being cradled within a verdant amphitheatre facing the vast, shimmering ocean. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar, almost liquid quality, softening the harsh edges of the day and painting the sky in hues of rose and molten gold that bleed into the darkening sea.
This coastal strip, now a popular residential enclave and holiday destination, carries the echoes of a simpler past, its development tied to the gradual opening up of the Far North. While not a place of grand historical monuments, Holloways Beach has long been a favoured spot for those seeking respite by the sea, its allure drawing travellers and locals alike to its accessible shores. The local economy, once more reliant on the surrounding agricultural lands – sugar cane fields stretching inland, their emerald stalks rustling in the sea breeze – now leans heavily on tourism, with small resorts and holiday apartments catering to a steady stream of visitors. The nearby Trinity Inlet, a significant waterway, historically facilitated trade and transport, and its influence can still be felt in the maritime character of the region, though Holloways Beach itself remains primarily a place of leisure and quiet contemplation, its rhythm dictated by the ebb and flow of the tide and the slow, steady turning of the seasons.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Holloways Beach, 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 Holloways Beach, in the Cairns Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Holloways Beach includes the postcode (4878), 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 Holloways Beach 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. |