Explore Mount Freeling, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mount Freeling, 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 Mount Freeling, 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 Mount Freeling 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 Mount Freeling.
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 | Mount Freeling |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -30.01648 |
| Longitude | 139.37544 |
| Area | 1028.3 km² |
| Postcode | 5732 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 551 km north |
Mount Freeling is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 1028.3 km². It lies approximately 551 km north of Adelaide. Mount Freeling is located at 30.0165°S, 139.3754°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5732. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Mount Freeling rises from the arid plains, a sentinel of ancient geology against a sky that can shift from the harshest, bleached blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. It lies 512.9 km north of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 33.9 km north of Arkaroola Village. The land around Mount Freeling is a study in subtle resilience; low, scrubby vegetation, predominantly saltbush and bluebush, clings to the ochre-coloured earth, a testament to the tenacious life that finds purchase in this dry climate. Rocky outcrops, weathered by millennia of wind and sun, break the otherwise flat expanse, their surfaces a mosaic of muted greys and browns that seem to absorb the intense heat of the day, only to release it in a gentle warmth as dusk descends. The air here carries a fine, almost imperceptible dust, a constant reminder of the earth’s dry breath, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant cry of a bird of prey.
The history of Mount Freeling is intrinsically linked to the pastoral leases that shaped this region, where the vastness of the land dictated a life lived in wide-open spaces. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of grazing land, established stations that still, in various forms, form the backbone of the local economy, their fortunes tied to the capricious rainfall and the price of wool. While no significant mining operations are currently active in the immediate vicinity, the geological formations suggest a past rich in mineral potential, a history whispered in the scattered remnants of old prospecting sites. Mount Freeling itself is not a singular peak but a series of low hills and stony ridges, a feature that has lent itself to contemplation rather than dramatic ascent, and which has always been a quiet landmark for travellers navigating the long distances between settlements. The sparse population means that life unfolds at a deliberate pace, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, where neighbourly connection is a vital, unspoken pact forged by shared experience.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Mount Freeling, 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 Mount Freeling, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Mount Freeling includes the postcode (5732), 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 Mount Freeling 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. |