Explore Parsons Beach, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parsons Beach, 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 Parsons Beach, 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 Parsons Beach 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 Parsons Beach.
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 | Parsons Beach |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Yorke Peninsula Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.76725 |
| Longitude | 137.48456 |
| Area | 7.4 km² |
| Postcode | 5575 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 103 km west |
Parsons Beach is a locality in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 7.4 km². It lies approximately 103 km west of Adelaide. Parsons Beach is located at 34.7672°S, 137.4846°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5575. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Parsons Beach unfolds along a rugged coastline, where the relentless Southern Ocean has sculpted a dramatic theatre of weathered cliffs and wind-swept dunes. It lies 102.9 km west-north-west of Morphett Vale, SA (from Morphett Vale, SA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 7.9 km west-north-west of Minlaton. The air here carries the sharp tang of salt and the subtle perfume of coastal scrub, a heady mix that clings to everything. Low-lying vegetation, hardy and resilient, carpets the undulating terrain, its greens and browns blending with the pale, sun-bleached sand. The sea itself is a dynamic force, its moods shifting from a placid, shimmering blue under a clear sky to a churning, grey expanse when the wind picks up, hurling white spray against the rocks. The silence here is profound, broken only by the cry of gulls and the ceaseless murmur of the waves, a rhythm as old as the land itself.
The character of Parsons Beach is deeply entwined with the pastoral heritage of the Yorke Peninsula. Historically, this land supported sheep grazing, the wool trade a foundational element of the region's economy, and echoes of that time can still be felt in the quiet expanse. Today, while tourism offers a growing contribution, the spirit of self-reliance cultivated by generations of farmers and fisherfolk still permeates the local outlook. The nearby agricultural plains, stretching inland, paint a picture of golden wheat fields under a vast, pale sky during harvest season, a stark yet beautiful contrast to the wilder coast. Parsons Beach itself is a destination for those seeking solace and the untamed beauty of the South Australian coast, a place where the immensity of the ocean and the enduring strength of the land converge.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Parsons Beach, 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 Parsons Beach, in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Parsons Beach includes the postcode (5575), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Yorke Peninsula 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 Parsons Beach 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. |