Explore Rosslyn, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rosslyn, 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 Rosslyn, 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 Rosslyn 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 Rosslyn.
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 | Rosslyn |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Livingstone Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -23.17089 |
| Longitude | 150.80274 |
| Population | 574 |
| Density | 30.8 /km² |
| Area | 18.6 km² |
| Elevation | 35 m |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 528 km north-northwest |
Rosslyn is a locality in the Livingstone Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 574. The locality covers an area of 18.6 km², giving a population density of about 30.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 35 m above sea level. It lies approximately 528 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Rosslyn is located at 23.1709°S, 150.8027°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Rosslyn lies at the western edge of the Livingstone Shire, a landscape of sweeping, sun-baked plains that gradually rise towards distant, hazy hills. It lies 37.8 km north-east of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 52°T), and is situated 6.0 km south-east of Yeppoon. The earth here is a rich, ochre red, a colour that permeates the very air as fine dust, particularly during the dry season when the wind whispers across the sparse, hardy vegetation. Clumps of ironbark and brigalow dot the terrain, their gnarled branches reaching towards a sky that often burns a fierce, unyielding blue, transitioning to a soft, bruised purple at dusk. The silence is profound, broken only by the occasional bleat of sheep or the distant drone of a tractor, a quietude that seems to press in from all sides, shaping the character of the place into one of patient endurance.
The economic lifeblood of Rosslyn has long been tied to the land, primarily through sheep grazing and cattle stations that stretch for seemingly endless kilometres. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile country, carved out livelihoods from this often unforgiving environment, their efforts etched into the weathered homesteads and fenced paddocks that mark the territory. A small but vital centre, Rosslyn serves as a hub for these scattered properties, offering essential services and a place where neighbours can gather, their conversations often revolving around the fickle nature of the seasons and the fluctuating prices of wool and beef. While not a place of grand monuments, the resilience and self-reliance of its inhabitants form a distinctive character, a quiet testament to generations who have learned to live in accord with the rhythms of this sun-drenched country.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Rosslyn, 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 Rosslyn, in the Livingstone Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Rosslyn includes the postcode, telephone area code (07), and local government area (Livingstone Shire). 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 Rosslyn 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. |