Explore Mapoon, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mapoon, 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 Mapoon, 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 Mapoon 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 Mapoon.
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 | Mapoon |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cook Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -11.84408 |
| Longitude | 142.2244 |
| Population | 352 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 6578.5 km² |
| Elevation | 22 m |
| Postcode | 4874 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2070 km northwest |
Mapoon is a locality in the Cook Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 352. The locality covers an area of 6578.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 22 m above sea level. It lies approximately 2070 km northwest of Brisbane. Mapoon is located at 11.8441°S, 142.2244°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.
Mapoon rests on the western edge of the Cape York Peninsula, a place where the land exhales a humid breath and the sky stretches in an impossibly vast dome of blue. It lies 958.7 km north-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 329°T), and is situated 112.9 km south-south-west of Bamaga. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall of ochre-red earth, softened by a cloak of scrubby eucalyptus and hardy coastal grasses that whisper secrets to the ever-present breeze. Salty air, thick with the scent of unseen blossoms, drifts inland from the shimmering waters of the Embley River, its tidal reach a constant, silent negotiation with the land. The light at dusk is a slow bleed of apricot and rose across the horizon, a painterly farewell that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the watery rim of the world.
The story of Mapoon is one of resilience, a narrative etched into the very soul of this place through generations of Indigenous custodians and the subsequent arrivals who sought sustenance and shelter. Historically, this was a vital meeting ground, a hub of traditional life sustained by the bounty of the sea and the river. Later, a mission was established here, leaving its mark on the cultural landscape, before the community was dispersed and eventually reformed, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people. Today, the local economy is intimately tied to the natural world, with fishing and small-scale horticulture providing livelihoods, a quiet continuation of practices honed over millennia. The presence of the Embley River, a lifeblood for transport and sustenance, continues to define Mapoon, its placid surface reflecting the unchanging rhythm of life on this ancient coastline.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Mapoon, 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 Mapoon, in the Cook Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Mapoon includes the postcode (4874), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cook 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 Mapoon 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. |