Explore Northhead, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Northhead, 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 Northhead, 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 Northhead 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 Northhead.
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 | Northhead |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Etheridge Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -18.72681 |
| Longitude | 143.15656 |
| Area | 2809.2 km² |
| Postcode | 4871 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1400 km northwest |
Northhead is a locality in the Etheridge Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 2809.2 km². It lies approximately 1400 km northwest of Brisbane. Northhead is located at 18.7268°S, 143.1566°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4871. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Northhead sprawls across a rugged coastline where ochre earth meets the restless blue of the Coral Sea. It lies 379.7 km west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 279°T), and is situated 58.6 km south-south-west of Georgetown. The air here is thick with the scent of salt and the dry, sweet perfume of native shrubs that cling tenaciously to the slopes. Low, scrubby vegetation, a mosaic of muted greens and browns, carpets the undulating terrain, broken only by the occasional hardy eucalypt that seems to have wrestled its existence from the very stone. The light, especially as the day begins to wane, possesses a peculiar clarity, illuminating the weathered textures of the land and casting long, dramatic shadows that deepen the gullies. The silence is profound, punctuated only by the distant cry of a seabird and the ceaseless murmur of the ocean.
The enduring spirit of Northhead is inextricably linked to the sea and the earth that have sustained its inhabitants for generations. Once a vital hub for the pearling industry, its history is etched in the weathered timbers of old jetties and the hushed tales of a bygone era. While the pearling fleets have long since departed, the legacy of maritime endeavour still whispers on the breeze. Today, the rhythm of life in Northhead is set by the ebb and flow of the tide, with a modest fishing fleet still venturing out to bring in the day's catch. Beyond the immediate coast, the land lends itself to hardy grazing, with cattle stations stretching towards the horizon, their stock adapting to the sparse but nutritious native grasses. The remoteness of Northhead has fostered a strong sense of community, a quiet resilience born from weathering the elements and forging a life from the raw beauty of this wild edge of the continent.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Northhead, 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 Northhead, in the Etheridge Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Northhead includes the postcode (4871), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Etheridge 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 Northhead 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. |