Explore Butler, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Butler, 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 Butler, 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 Butler 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 Butler.
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 | Butler |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Dc Of Tumby Bay |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -34.08842 |
| Longitude | 136.1643 |
| Population | 64 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 281.5 km² |
| Elevation | 114 m |
| Postcode | 5605 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 242 km west-northwest |
Butler is a locality in The Dc Of Tumby Bay local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 64. The locality covers an area of 281.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 114 m above sea level. It lies approximately 242 km west-northwest of Adelaide. Butler is located at 34.0884°S, 136.1643°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5605. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Butler’s dry, ochre earth stretches towards a sky that can shift from an almost startling cerulean to a bruised, brooding grey in the span of an afternoon. It lies 241.8 km west-north-west of Adelaide, SA (from Adelaide, SA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 38.4 km north-north-east of Tumby Bay. The landscape here is a study in resilience, a terrain of low, rolling rises sparsely dotted with hardy shrubs and the occasional, stoic gum tree that seems to grip the soil with ancient tenacity. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of dust, often holds a faint, briny whisper from the distant coast, a reminder of the sea’s immensity even inland. The character of Butler is etched in its quiet perseverance, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the vastness of the horizon encourages a thoughtful contemplation.
This corner of the Tumby Bay local government area has long been shaped by the rhythms of the land and the tenacity of its people. Early settlers carved a life here through sheer grit, their endeavours reflected in the neat, if sometimes weathered, lines of fencing that partition the paddocks. The local economy, historically tied to sheep grazing and the cultivation of grain, still bears the imprint of these foundational industries, with the golden shimmer of wheat fields a common sight in season. While the sea’s influence is palpable, Butler itself is a place of inland quietude, its distinctive character less about bustling harbours and more about the enduring spirit of those who have made their home amidst the sparse beauty of its plains.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Butler, 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 Butler, in The Dc Of Tumby Bay local government area.
Detailed location data for Butler includes the postcode (5605), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Dc Of Tumby Bay), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Butler is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 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. |