Explore Herdsmans Cove, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Herdsmans Cove, 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 Herdsmans Cove, 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 Herdsmans Cove 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 Herdsmans Cove.
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 | Herdsmans Cove |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Brighton Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -42.75087 |
| Longitude | 147.26524 |
| Population | 1,126 |
| Density | 1251.1 /km² |
| Area | 0.9 km² |
| Elevation | 37 m |
| Postcode | 7030 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 15 km north-northwest |
Herdsmans Cove is a locality in the Brighton Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,126. The locality covers an area of 0.9 km², giving a population density of about 1251.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 37 m above sea level. It lies approximately 15 km north-northwest of Hobart. Herdsmans Cove is located at 42.7509°S, 147.2652°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7030. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Herdsmans Cove lies cradled by the gentle curve of the Derwent Estuary, a place where the land exhales a quiet, salt-tinged breath. It lies 15.5 km north-north-west of Hobart, TAS (from Hobart, TAS: bearing 341°T), and is situated 10.4 km north of Glenorchy. Low, rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of sheep-grazed paddocks and scattered stands of gum, descend towards the water's edge, their contours softened by the persistent coastal light. The air here carries a faint, sweet perfume of damp earth and something wilder, a whisper of the sea that brushes against the shore. Small, neat farmhouses dot the landscape, their corrugated iron roofs catching the sun like scattered coins, and the occasional weathered fence post stands as a solitary sentinel against the vastness of the sky, its timber bleached pale by years of sun and wind.
This stretch of coastline, long before the first surveyors marked their claims, was a place of quiet passage and sustenance for the Nuenonne people, their connection to the estuary etched into the very soul of the land. Later, the rugged practicality of early European settlers carved out a living from the fertile soil and the bountiful waters. Herdsmans Cove developed as a pastoral centre, its economy still tethered to the rhythm of the sheep and the subtle, seasonal shifts that govern life here. The quiet harbour, a natural indentation offering shelter, once saw the comings and goings of small fishing vessels, their nets drying in the sun. Today, a more leisurely pace prevails, a gentle hum of activity rather than a roar, where the occasional traveller might pause to admire the tranquil beauty of the water reflecting the bruised colours of a coming dusk.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Herdsmans Cove, 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 Herdsmans Cove, in the Brighton Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Herdsmans Cove includes the postcode (7030), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Brighton Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Herdsmans Cove 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. |