Explore Pinnacle, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pinnacle, 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 Pinnacle, 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 Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle.
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 | Pinnacle |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -21.21501 |
| Longitude | 148.67787 |
| Population | 202 |
| Density | 1.3 /km² |
| Area | 159.9 km² |
| Elevation | 79 m |
| Postcode | 4741 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 823 km north-northwest |
Pinnacle is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 202. The locality covers an area of 159.9 km², giving a population density of about 1.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 79 m above sea level. It lies approximately 823 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Pinnacle is located at 21.2150°S, 148.6779°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4741. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Pinnacle emerges from the Queensland landscape as a collection of weathered buildings clinging to the gentle slopes that overlook rolling country. It lies 53.3 km west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 261°T), and is situated 11.5 km south-east of Finch Hatton. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a subtle warmth, a lingering embrace from the sun that softens the edges of the horizon and paints the scattered gum trees in hues of ochre and gold. Dust motes dance in the shafts of light that pierce the verandahs, a quiet testament to the dry, expansive nature of the terrain, where the land seems to stretch on, a muted tapestry of greens and browns under a vast, almost impossibly blue sky. The character of Pinnacle is one of resilience, a quiet endurance etched into the very fabric of its surroundings, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the slow turn of the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.
Historically, Pinnacle’s fortunes have been tied to the rich, dark soil that surrounds it, a fertile ground that has long sustained agricultural endeavours. The echoes of past generations, who cleared the land and built the foundations of this locality, can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the enduring traditions of farming. The local economy, while perhaps not as bustling as its coastal neighbours, remains grounded in the produce of the land, with cattle grazing on the undulating pastures and crops stretching towards the distant hills. There's a distinct sense of self-reliance here, a quiet pride in the hard work that underpins the community, and a deep connection to the cycles of nature that govern life in this part of the country.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Pinnacle, 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 Pinnacle, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Pinnacle includes the postcode (4741), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay 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 Pinnacle 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. |