Explore Forthside, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forthside, 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 Forthside, 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 Forthside 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 Forthside.
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 | Forthside |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Devonport City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.22964 |
| Longitude | 146.26423 |
| Population | 75 |
| Density | 5.4 /km² |
| Area | 13.8 km² |
| Elevation | 191 m |
| Postcode | 7310 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 204 km north-northwest |
Forthside is a locality in the Devonport City Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 75. The locality covers an area of 13.8 km², giving a population density of about 5.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 191 m above sea level. It lies approximately 204 km north-northwest of Hobart. Forthside is located at 41.2296°S, 146.2642°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7310. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Forthside rests at the western edge of the Mersey River estuary, a gentle curve of coastline where the land softens and the water widens before meeting the sea. It lies 8.9 km south-west of Devonport, TAS (from Devonport, TAS: bearing 228°T), and is situated 8.6 km south-east of Ulverstone. The terrain here is a subtle undulation of green pastures and scattered stands of native bush, the air often carrying the clean, sharp scent of salt carried inland on the breeze. Low hills, softened by time and the persistent Tasmanian weather, rise behind the immediate coastal plain, their slopes a patchwork of grazing land and darker, denser pockets of woodland. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, can be a luminous thing, bathing the fields in a warm, honeyed glow that seems to hold the day's last warmth.
The history of Forthside is intrinsically tied to the fertile land and the estuary that provided both sustenance and passage. Early settlers were drawn by the promise of rich soil, establishing farms that continue to define the local economy, with sheep grazing on the rolling hills and dairy herds visible in the verdant paddocks. This agricultural heritage is a quiet but constant presence, a rhythm of seasons and harvests that shapes the pace of life. The proximity to the water has also historically supported small-scale fishing, and the estuary itself, a sheltered haven, has always been a focal point for the community. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the character of Forthside is etched in the enduring connection between its people and the land they cultivate, a subtle resilience born of generations working with the elements.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Forthside, 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 Forthside, in the Devonport City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Forthside includes the postcode (7310), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Devonport City 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 Forthside 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. |