Explore Bollards Lagoon, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bollards Lagoon, 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 Bollards Lagoon, 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 Bollards Lagoon 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 Bollards Lagoon.
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 | Bollards Lagoon |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -28.76551 |
| Longitude | 140.74944 |
| Area | 3269.9 km² |
| Postcode | 5731 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 715 km north-northeast |
Bollards Lagoon is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 3269.9 km². It lies approximately 715 km north-northeast of Adelaide. Bollards Lagoon is located at 28.7655°S, 140.7494°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5731. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Bollards Lagoon lies at the edge of a vast, sun-bleached plain, where the earth, a palette of ochre and pale gold, stretches towards a horizon that bleeds into the hazy blue of the sky. It lies 619.6 km north-north-west of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 347°T), and is situated 150.2 km west-north-west of Tibooburra. Sparse, hardy saltbush and low, scrubby mallee cling to the cracked soil, their muted greens a stark contrast to the bleached whites of the occasional salt crusts that form after the infrequent rains. The air here carries a dry, mineral scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked earth and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of cicadas. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, stretched shadows that lend a quiet dignity to the low-lying landscape, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind through the dry grasses.
The history of Bollards Lagoon is etched not in grand edifices, but in the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed a living from this challenging terrain. For generations, this has been a place defined by pastoralism, where sheep have grazed the sparse vegetation, their wool a vital commodity that once traversed dusty tracks to distant markets. The economy still leans heavily on the land, with a scattering of properties maintaining the traditions of sheep and cattle farming, though the challenges of drought and fluctuating commodity prices are constant companions. A few hardy souls maintain the local store, a hub of quiet commerce and neighbourly exchange, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the ever-present need for resilience. The very character of Bollards Lagoon is one of quiet endurance, a testament to the tenacity of human endeavour in a land that demands respect and offers its rewards sparingly, yet beautifully, to those who understand its subtle language.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
This page provides a street and satellite map of Bollards Lagoon, 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 Bollards Lagoon, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Bollards Lagoon includes the postcode (5731), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Pastoral Unincorporated Area), 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 Bollards Lagoon 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. |