Explore Bangor, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bangor, SA 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 Bangor, South Australia, 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 South Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Bangor 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 Bangor.
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 | Bangor |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Dc Of Mount Remarkable |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.94937 |
| Longitude | 138.16164 |
| Population | 40 |
| Density | 0.6 /km² |
| Area | 61.8 km² |
| Elevation | 402 m |
| Postcode | 5481 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 224 km north |
Bangor is a locality in The Dc Of Mount Remarkable local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 40. The locality covers an area of 61.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 402 m above sea level. It lies approximately 224 km north of Adelaide. Bangor is located at 32.9494°S, 138.1616°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5481. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Bangor breathes the dry, resilient spirit of the Flinders Ranges foothills, a place where the land stretches out in muted ochres and dusty greens, the stark beauty of saltbush and native grasses clinging to the undulating terrain. It lies 191.1 km north-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 28.4 km north-north-east of Port Pirie. The air here carries a subtle, mineral tang, a whisper of the ancient earth, and the light, particularly as it softens towards evening, casts long, elegant shadows that define the sparse contours of the landscape. Sheep graze on paddocks that seem to melt into the horizon, their calls a faint, bleating counterpoint to the vast quietude. The sky above is an immense, ever-changing canvas, a deep cerulean in the midday heat that gradually deepens to bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk, painting the scattered gums with a fleeting, ethereal glow.
This is a locality shaped by the enduring practicality of farming and grazing, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the capricious nature of rainfall. The legacy of early settlers, their stoicism etched into the very character of the place, is evident in the sturdy, weathered homesteads and the quiet determination of those who continue to work the land. While Bangor itself might not boast grand institutions, its lifeblood flows from the surrounding agricultural enterprises, the wool from its sheep and the modest yields from cultivated patches contributing to the broader regional economy. You feel a sense of quiet continuity here, a respect for the enduring challenges and rewards of living on this ancient, sun-drenched country, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather a subtle underpinning to the present.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Bangor, South Australia. 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 Bangor, in The Dc Of Mount Remarkable local government area.
Detailed location data for Bangor includes the postcode (5481), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Dc Of Mount Remarkable), 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 Bangor 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. |