Explore Riversleigh, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Riversleigh, 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 Riversleigh, 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 Riversleigh 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 Riversleigh.
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 | Riversleigh |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Murweh Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -26.84961 |
| Longitude | 146.53395 |
| Area | 2524.9 km² |
| Postcode | 4470 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 646 km west |
Riversleigh is a locality in the Murweh Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 2524.9 km². It lies approximately 646 km west of Brisbane. Riversleigh is located at 26.8496°S, 146.5340°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4470. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Riversleigh unfolds across a landscape of ochre earth, where the very air seems to hold the fine, dry dust of ages. It lies 541.4 km west of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 277°T), and is situated 55.6 km south-south-east of Charleville. Low, scrubby vegetation clings tenaciously to the gently rolling terrain, a testament to resilience under a vast, often unforgiving sky. The colours here are muted, a palette of pale greens, dusty browns, and the bleached bone-white of sun-baked branches. Occasionally, a flash of startling colour erupts from a hardy wildflower, a defiant splash against the endless expanse. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind and the distant, almost plaintive cry of a bird, a sound that seems to carry the immensity of the land itself. The light, particularly as the day begins to wane, casts long, soft shadows that deepen the contours of the land, imbuing the scene with a quiet, almost spiritual beauty.
The story of Riversleigh is etched into this very earth, a narrative of hard-won sustenance and enduring spirit. For generations, this region has been shaped by the pastoral industry, the land supporting hardy breeds of sheep and cattle that have become synonymous with the Australian bush. The economy, though modest, is built on this fundamental connection to the land, a reliance that fosters a strong sense of community and self-sufficiency among its inhabitants. While not a place of grand monuments or bustling metropolises, Riversleigh possesses a distinctive character, a quiet strength that resonates in its wide-open spaces and the stoic nature of its people. The history here is not shouted from rooftops but whispered on the breeze, a legacy of those who have worked this challenging yet beautiful country.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Riversleigh, 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 Riversleigh, in the Murweh Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Riversleigh includes the postcode (4470), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Murweh 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 Riversleigh 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. |