Explore Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oodnadatta, 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 Oodnadatta, 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 Oodnadatta 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 Oodnadatta.
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 | Oodnadatta |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -27.54002 |
| Longitude | 135.41797 |
| Population | 102 |
| Density | 0.8 /km² |
| Area | 132.7 km² |
| Elevation | 119 m |
| Postcode | 5724 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 875 km north-northwest |
Oodnadatta is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 102. The locality covers an area of 132.7 km², giving a population density of about 0.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 119 m above sea level. It lies approximately 875 km north-northwest of Adelaide. Oodnadatta is located at 27.5400°S, 135.4180°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5724. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Oodnadatta exists as a smudge of ochre and faded corrugated iron against the vast, indifferent canvas of the South Australian outback. It lies 453.9 km south-south-east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 160°T), and is situated 173.4 km north-north-east of Coober Pedy. The air here is a dry, whispering presence, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, metallic tang of distant ironstone. Low, scrubby vegetation, a stubborn green against the relentless ochre, clings to the flat, ancient terrain, punctuated by the occasional hardy mulga tree. The sky, a boundless dome of cerulean, seems to press down on the landscape, and as the sun begins its slow descent, it bleeds a molten gold across the horizon, casting long, distorted shadows that stretch and shrink with an unnerving alacrity. The very stillness of Oodnadatta hums with an unseen energy, a quiet testament to the resilience of life in this formidable environment.
This is a place where history is not so much written as it is etched into the very grit underfoot, a legacy bound to the legendary Overland Telegraph Line and the Ghan railway, arteries that once pulsed with life and connection across this immense continent. Oodnadatta’s economy, once tethered to the fortunes of the railway and pastoral leases that stretch further than the eye can comprehend, now relies on the hardy spirit of its inhabitants and the trickle of travellers seeking its stark beauty. The iconic pink roadhouse, a beacon of colour and sustenance, serves as a focal point for those passing through, a place where stories are exchanged as readily as fuel and cold drinks. It’s a locale where the past whispers on the dry wind, reminding visitors that Oodnadatta, though small, is a significant point on the map of Australian endeavour.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Oodnadatta, 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 Oodnadatta, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Oodnadatta includes the postcode (5724), 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 Oodnadatta 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. |