Explore Meningie West, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Meningie West, 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 Meningie West, 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 Meningie West 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 Meningie West.
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 | Meningie West |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Coorong District Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.66471 |
| Longitude | 139.17664 |
| Area | 27.1 km² |
| Postcode | 5264 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 97 km south-southeast |
Meningie West is a locality in the Coorong District Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 27.1 km². It lies approximately 97 km south-southeast of Adelaide. Meningie West is located at 35.6647°S, 139.1766°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5264. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Meningie West holds its ground where the dry scrubland bleeds into the shimmering expanse of the Coorong. It lies 70.7 km south-south-east of Mount Barker, SA (from Mount Barker, SA: bearing 157°T), and is situated 20.3 km west-north-west of Meningie. The air here carries a faint, mineral tang, a whisper of salt from the distant sea, and the light, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, washes the low, scrub-covered hills in hues of ochre and rose. Sparse vegetation, hardy saltbush and wiry grasses, clings to the sandy soil, a testament to the resilience required to thrive in this semi-arid fringe. The landscape feels ancient, carved by wind and water over millennia, a quiet, enduring presence that shapes the very character of the place. A profound stillness often settles over Meningie West, broken only by the sigh of the wind through the sparse trees or the distant cry of a seabird.
The story of Meningie West is one of quiet persistence, a place that grew from the needs of travellers and the bounty of the land. Once a vital stopping point on routes connecting inland Australia to the coast, its economy has long been tied to the sheep and cattle grazing that dot the surrounding country, the wool and meat finding their way to markets further afield. The proximity to the Coorong National Park, a vital wetland system and a haven for birdlife, also draws a steady trickle of visitors, their cars kicking up dust on the unsealed roads leading to the lagoon's edge. This connection to the natural world, to the lifeblood of the wetlands and the enduring strength of the pastoral industry, defines the enduring spirit of Meningie West.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Meningie West, 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 Meningie West, in the Coorong District Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Meningie West includes the postcode (5264), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Coorong District Council), 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 Meningie West 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. |