Explore Stephenston, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stephenston, 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 Stephenston, 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 Stephenston 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 Stephenston.
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 | Stephenston |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Flinders Ranges Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.36746 |
| Longitude | 138.22413 |
| Area | 190.3 km² |
| Elevation | 253 m |
| Postcode | 5433 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 287 km north |
Stephenston is a locality in The Flinders Ranges Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 190.3 km². It sits at an elevation of around 253 m above sea level. It lies approximately 287 km north of Adelaide. Stephenston is located at 32.3675°S, 138.2241°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5433. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Stephenston rests in a wide embrace of ochre earth, where the ancient bones of the Flinders Ranges begin their subtle undulation towards the arid plains. It lies 252.7 km north of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 349°T), and is situated 16.3 km east of Quorn. The sky here is a vast, unfiltered blue, often streaked with the high, wispy brushstrokes of cirrus clouds that speak of distant weather systems. Sparse, hardy vegetation, predominantly saltbush and bluebush, clings to the dry, cracked soil, interspersed with the occasional tough acacia, its silhouette stark against the horizon. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a subtle perfume of dust and sun-baked rock, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, distorted shadows that give the landscape a sculpted, almost ethereal quality. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the sparse scrub or the distant cry of a bird of prey.
The story of Stephenston is one of enduring resilience, a quiet testament to the generations who have coaxed a living from this demanding country. Its origins are deeply entwined with the pastoral industry, the broad acres once dominated by sheep grazing, a legacy still visible in the weathered woolsheds and the sturdy, time-worn fences that crisscross the property boundaries. More recently, a growing appreciation for the region's unique geological formations and stark beauty has begun to draw a different kind of traveller, drawn to the raw, untamed character of the Flinders Ranges. The local economy, while still carrying the weight of its pastoral past, is slowly diversifying, finding new avenues in the quiet hum of tourism and the meticulous care of the land by those who understand its rhythms.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Stephenston, 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 Stephenston, in The Flinders Ranges Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Stephenston includes the postcode (5433), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Flinders Ranges 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 Stephenston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 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. |