Explore Horn, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horn, 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 Horn, 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 Horn 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 Horn.
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 | Horn |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Torres Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -10.61835 |
| Longitude | 142.31441 |
| Population | 567 |
| Density | 2.8 /km² |
| Area | 202.6 km² |
| Elevation | 15 m |
| Postcode | 4875 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2183 km north-northwest |
Horn is a locality in the Torres Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 567. The locality covers an area of 202.6 km², giving a population density of about 2.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 15 m above sea level. It lies approximately 2183 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Horn is located at 10.6183°S, 142.3144°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4875. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Horn is a place where the land exhales its ancient breath, a rugged tapestry of ancient sandstone ridges and dry, resilient scrubland. It lies 1075.1 km north-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 333°T), and is situated 9.7 km south-east of Thursday Island. The earth itself, a rich ochre and rust under a sky that can shift from searing blue to bruised violet in a single afternoon, rolls away towards distant, hazy horizons. Here, the air thrums with the quiet industry of insects and the occasional, startling cry of a bird of prey, a constant reminder of the wildness that still holds sway. Life in Horn moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, dictated not by clocks but by the sun’s relentless arc and the subtle shifts in the wind.
The story of Horn is etched into the very contours of its landscape, a history intertwined with the enduring spirit of those who have sought a living from this unforgiving, yet generous, earth. For generations, cattle have been the lifeblood, their hardy frames suited to the sparse grazing that can be coaxed from the country, a legacy of the pastoral pioneers who first tamed these vast runs. More recently, the earth has yielded its mineral treasures, a vein of wealth that has pulsed through the local economy, drawing a transient yet vital workforce and shaping the character of the settlement. The colours of the land are echoed in the local crafts, where artists draw inspiration from the vibrant sunsets and the unique flora, selling their wares to the occasional traveller seeking a tangible piece of Horn’s untamed beauty.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Horn, 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 Horn, in the Torres Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Horn includes the postcode (4875), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Torres 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 Horn 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. |