Explore Cootra, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cootra, 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 Cootra, 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 Cootra 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 Cootra.
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 | Cootra |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Dc Of Kimba |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.26889 |
| Longitude | 135.94303 |
| Population | 22 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 153.1 km² |
| Elevation | 136 m |
| Postcode | 5650 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 306 km northwest |
Cootra is a locality in The Dc Of Kimba local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 22. The locality covers an area of 153.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 136 m above sea level. It lies approximately 306 km northwest of Adelaide. Cootra is located at 33.2689°S, 135.9430°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5650. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Cootra rests upon the ancient, sun-baked plains where the land begins its slow surrender to the arid heart of the peninsula. It lies 297.7 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 46.0 km east-south-east of Wudinna. The scrubland here is a tapestry of muted greens and ochres, punctuated by the stark silhouettes of hardy saltbush and the occasional ghost gum, its pale bark bleached bone-white against the vast, indifferent sky. The air, even in the midday heat, carries a whisper of the sea, a faint salinity that hints at the nearby coastline, a subtle reminder of a different world just beyond the horizon. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of the wind, pirouette across the cracked earth, their brief, wild existence mirroring the fleeting nature of much that is found in this rugged expanse.
The story of Cootra is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they have worked. For generations, sheep have grazed these sparse pastures, their wool a vital thread in the economic fabric of the region, a testament to the enduring spirit of pastoralism that shaped this country. The echoes of earlier settlers, their hopes and hardships carried on the same dry winds, still linger in the weathered timber of homesteads and the silent, rutted tracks that crisscross the landscape. While the primary industry remains tied to the land, a quiet tourism is beginning to discover the stark beauty of Cootra, drawn by the unvarnished authenticity and the profound sense of solitude that this remote corner of South Australia offers to the weary traveller.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cootra, 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 Cootra, in The Dc Of Kimba local government area.
Detailed location data for Cootra includes the postcode (5650), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Dc Of Kimba), 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 Cootra 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. |