Explore Mount Mckenzie, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mount Mckenzie, 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 Mckenzie, 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 Mckenzie 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 Mckenzie.
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 Mckenzie |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Barossa Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.5663 |
| Longitude | 139.08704 |
| Population | 65 |
| Density | 8.5 /km² |
| Area | 7.7 km² |
| Elevation | 381 m |
| Postcode | 5353 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 60 km northeast |
Mount Mckenzie is a locality in The Barossa Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 65. The locality covers an area of 7.7 km², giving a population density of about 8.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 381 m above sea level. It lies approximately 60 km northeast of Adelaide. Mount Mckenzie is located at 34.5663°S, 139.0870°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5353. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Mount Mckenzie rises from the rolling hills of the Barossa, its slopes a patchwork of scrubland and occasional stands of hardy bush, a muted green against the ochre of the earth. It lies 31.6 km east of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 84°T), and is situated 12.8 km east-south-east of Tanunda. The air here carries a dry warmth, a scent of eucalyptus and sun-baked stone, and the silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth or the distant call of a bird of prey circling in the vast, pale blue expanse. The terrain is rugged, with rocky outcrops and narrow gullies that speak of ancient geological forces, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, bathing the landscape in a honeyed glow that seems to deepen the shadows and give the very hills a breathing presence.
Though not a centre of bustling commerce, Mount Mckenzie holds a quiet significance within the Barossa’s rich viticultural tapestry. The land, though seemingly austere, has yielded to the careful cultivation of vines, with small, family-run vineyards dotting its fringes, their owners tending the precious fruit with a generational knowledge passed down through the years. The local economy, intrinsically linked to the surrounding wine regions, thrives on this dedication to the grape, a labour of love that often extends to small-scale tourism, where visitors might find a humble cellar door offering a taste of the region’s distinctive character. The history of Mount Mckenzie is one of quiet perseverance, of settlers who saw potential in this seemingly unforgiving landscape, their legacy now etched into the very soil that continues to nourish and sustain.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Mount Mckenzie, 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 Mckenzie, in The Barossa Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Mount Mckenzie includes the postcode (5353), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Barossa Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Mount Mckenzie 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. |