Explore Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whitsundays, 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 Whitsundays, 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 Whitsundays 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 Whitsundays.
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 | Whitsundays |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Whitsunday Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -20.3081 |
| Longitude | 149.71093 |
| Population | 4,481 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Area | 8693.2 km² |
| Elevation | 192 m |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 865 km north-northwest |
Whitsundays is a locality in the Whitsunday Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 4,481. The locality covers an area of 8693.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 192 m above sea level. It lies approximately 865 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Whitsundays is located at 20.3081°S, 149.7109°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Whitsundays unfurls as a vibrant tapestry of emerald islands fringed by sapphire waters, a place where the very air hums with the languid rhythm of the tropics. It lies 107.7 km north-north-east of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 31°T). Here, granite peaks, ancient and weathered, pierce the cerulean sky, their slopes cloaked in dense rainforest that spills down to meet beaches of impossibly fine, white silica sand. The sea, a thousand shades of blue and turquoise, laps gently at the shore, its surface often broken by the silent passage of a distant catamaran or the playful leap of a dolphin, and the sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a molten gold across the water, transforming the ordinary into the sublime. This is a landscape sculpted by the breath of the ocean and the enduring strength of the land, a place that invites a slow inhalation of salt and warmth.
The story of Whitsundays is inextricably linked to the sea and the bounty it provides, a heritage that began with the traditional custodians of this extraordinary region and continues today in its thriving tourism industry. For centuries, these waters have been a highway, a larder, and a place of profound spiritual significance, a legacy echoed in the names of bays and inlets that whisper of exploration and discovery. The modern economy of Whitsundays is largely built upon this allure, drawing travellers from across the globe to its sheltered harbours and sun-drenched shores, where yachts bob at anchor and the scent of frangipani mingles with the briny tang of the sea. Beyond the immediate coastal strip, the hinterland reveals a gentler character, with pockets of agriculture and grazing land that speak of a more grounded, yet equally vital, connection to the Queensland earth, a quiet counterpoint to the dazzling spectacle of the islands.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Whitsundays, 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 Whitsundays, in the Whitsunday Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Whitsundays includes the postcode, telephone area code (07), and local government area (Whitsunday Regional). 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 Whitsundays 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. |