Explore Cannawigara, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cannawigara, 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 Cannawigara, 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 Cannawigara 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 Cannawigara.
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 | Cannawigara |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Tatiara Dc |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -36.2594 |
| Longitude | 140.63131 |
| Population | 137 |
| Density | 0.8 /km² |
| Area | 179.2 km² |
| Elevation | 72 m |
| Postcode | 5268 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 236 km southeast |
Cannawigara is a locality in the Tatiara Dc local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 137. The locality covers an area of 179.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 72 m above sea level. It lies approximately 236 km southeast of Adelaide. Cannawigara is located at 36.2594°S, 140.6313°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5268. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Cannawigara lies under a sky that often stretches in an unbroken, pale blue arc across the South Australian landscape. It lies 174.7 km north of Mount Gambier, SA (from Mount Gambier, SA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 14.7 km west-north-west of Bordertown. The terrain here is a study in patient earth, a gently rolling expanse where broad paddocks of wheat and barley meet scattered stands of native bushland, their muted greens and greys a soft counterpoint to the ochre dust that settles with a fine, almost velvety touch. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, subtle scent of sun-baked earth and the faintest whisper of eucalyptus, a fragrance that clings to the stillness. Farmhouses, modest and weathered, punctuate the horizon like stoic sentinels, their corrugated iron roofs catching the light in brief, metallic flashes.
The character of Cannawigara is deeply entwined with the rhythm of the seasons and the enduring legacy of its agricultural roots. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting a local economy built on the cultivation of grain and the rearing of sheep, a tradition that has shaped the very fabric of life in this corner of the Tatiara. Evidence of this history is subtly present, not in grand monuments, but in the well-worn tracks that crisscross the country and the quiet pride of those who continue the generations-old practice of working the soil. The quiet hum of tractors on distant fields often provides the soundtrack to the day, a constant reminder of the industrious spirit that sustains Cannawigara.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cannawigara, 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 Cannawigara, in the Tatiara Dc local government area.
Detailed location data for Cannawigara includes the postcode (5268), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Tatiara Dc), 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 Cannawigara 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. |