Beechford, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Beechford, in the George Town Council local government area.
| Locality | Beechford |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | George Town Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.04176 |
| Longitude | 146.93813 |
| Area | 15.3 km² |
| Postcode | 7252 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 207 km north |
Beechford is a locality in the George Town Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. The locality covers an area of 15.3 km². It lies approximately 207 km north of Hobart. Beechford is located at 41.0418°S, 146.9381°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7252. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Beechford unfurls itself beside the shimmering expanse of Bass Strait, a place where the land gently rolls down to meet the sea. It lies 46.7 km north-north-west of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 339°T), and is situated 7.1 km north-east of George Town. The air here carries the crisp, briny tang of salt, a constant companion to the hardy coastal vegetation that clings to the dunes and the low, heath-covered hills. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-brooding Tasmanian sky, casts a pale, ethereal glow on the weathered timber of the few scattered houses, making the muted greens and greys of the landscape sing with a quiet resilience. The rhythm of Beechford is dictated by the tides and the prevailing winds, a slow, deliberate pulse that seems to draw breath from the vast ocean before it.
This stretch of coastline, once a vital thoroughfare for Indigenous peoples traversing the ancient land bridges, later became a quiet haven for whalers and sealers in the early days of European settlement, their rough-hewn lives leaving faint echoes in the names of the coves and headlands. The economy of Beechford has long been tied to the bounty of the sea and the soil; fishing boats still putter out from the small, sheltered inlet, their catches supplementing the modest but sturdy sheep and cattle farms that dot the inland pastures. In more recent times, a growing number of travellers have discovered Beechford, drawn not by grand attractions but by its unpretentious beauty and the profound sense of peace that settles upon the soul like fine sea mist.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Beechford, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Beechford, in the George Town Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Beechford includes the postcode (7252), telephone area code (03), and local government area (George Town 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.
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 Beechford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |