Explore Macquarie Heads, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Macquarie Heads, 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 Macquarie Heads, 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 Macquarie Heads 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 Macquarie Heads.
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 | Macquarie Heads |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | West Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -42.21427 |
| Longitude | 145.20245 |
| Area | 9.8 km² |
| Postcode | 7116 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 189 km west-northwest |
Macquarie Heads is a locality in the West Coast Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. The locality covers an area of 9.8 km². It lies approximately 189 km west-northwest of Hobart. Macquarie Heads is located at 42.2143°S, 145.2024°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7116. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Macquarie Heads unfurls where the broad, dark waters of the Macquarie Harbour begin to spill their secrets to the Southern Ocean. It lies 149.4 km south-west of Devonport, TAS (from Devonport, TAS: bearing 219°T), and is situated 13.5 km west-south-west of Strahan. The land here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a wild fringe of coastal scrub and windswept grasses clinging tenaciously to sandy rises that overlook the restless grey expanse. The air, perpetually carrying the briny tang of the sea, feels cool and clean, even on the warmest days, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, can cast a soft, almost ethereal glow across the landscape, softening the harshness of the scrub and lending a painterly quality to the distant, folded hills. The very feel of the place is one of quiet resilience, of nature holding its own against the persistent, whispering wind and the endless push and pull of the tides.
This stretch of Tasmania’s wild west coast has long been a place of passage and sustenance, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of those who have called it home. For millennia, Indigenous custodians knew its bounty, relying on the rich marine life of the harbour and the surrounding shores. Later, the promise of resources – timber, minerals, and the sea’s harvest – drew settlers, hardy souls who wrestled a living from this demanding environment. Today, the economy of Macquarie Heads is intrinsically tied to its watery heart, with fishing vessels still a common sight, their colourful hulls a contrast against the muted tones of the harbour. Tourism, too, has found a foothold, drawn by the raw beauty of the coastline, the opportunities for kayaking and boating, and the sheer, untamed character of the place, a far cry from the manicured landscapes of elsewhere.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Macquarie Heads, 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 Macquarie Heads, in the West Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Macquarie Heads includes the postcode (7116), telephone area code (03), and local government area (West Coast Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Macquarie Heads 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. |