Explore Cramps Bay, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cramps Bay, TAS 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 Cramps Bay, Tasmania, 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 Tasmania or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Cramps Bay 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 Cramps Bay.
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 | Cramps Bay |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Central Highlands Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.87447 |
| Longitude | 146.82793 |
| Population | 3 |
| Density | 1.5 /km² |
| Area | 2.0 km² |
| Elevation | 1064 m |
| Postcode | 7030 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 119 km north-northwest |
Cramps Bay is a locality in the Central Highlands Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 3. The locality covers an area of 2.0 km², giving a population density of about 1.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1064 m above sea level. It lies approximately 119 km north-northwest of Hobart. Cramps Bay is located at 41.8745°S, 146.8279°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7030. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cramps Bay lies cradled by the rolling folds of the land, where the pale, often windswept grasses meet the grey-blue expanse of the water. It lies 55.4 km south-south-west of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 208°T), and is situated 24.0 km west-south-west of Cressy. The air here carries a crispness, a clean breath drawn from the surrounding hills that cup the bay like a cupped hand, their slopes a patchwork of heath, scrub, and the occasional stoic eucalypt. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, paints the land in shifting hues of ochre and olive, illuminating the shallow, clear waters that lap gently at the stony shore, revealing the kelp forests swaying just beneath the surface. The character of Cramps Bay is one of quiet resilience, a place where the elements have shaped both the landscape and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, a stoic beauty that unfolds with a subtle, unhurried grace.
The history of Cramps Bay is etched in the hardy endeavours of those who sought sustenance from this sometimes unforgiving terrain. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of grazing land and the bounty of the sea, established a life here through sheer grit and resourcefulness, their legacy visible in the weathered stone walls that trace the property lines across the hillsides. The local economy, though modest, has long been tied to the land and water; sheep graze on the tussock-covered slopes, their fleece a testament to the quality of the pasture, while a small, dedicated fishing fleet still ventures out from the sheltered inlet, bringing in their catch to the neighbouring towns. There are whispers of older stories, too, of the deep connection the land held before European arrival, a history that resonates in the very stillness of the bay, a place that feels both ancient and perpetually present, a quiet sentinel in the Tasmanian wilderness.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cramps Bay, Tasmania. 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 Cramps Bay, in the Central Highlands Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cramps Bay includes the postcode (7030), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Central Highlands 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 Cramps Bay 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. |