Explore Waddamana, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Waddamana, 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 Waddamana, 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 Waddamana 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 Waddamana.
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 | Waddamana |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Central Highlands Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -42.13141 |
| Longitude | 146.75789 |
| Population | 5 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 212.0 km² |
| Elevation | 574 m |
| Postcode | 7030 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 96 km north-northwest |
Waddamana is a locality in the Central Highlands Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 5. The locality covers an area of 212.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 574 m above sea level. It lies approximately 96 km north-northwest of Hobart. Waddamana is located at 42.1314°S, 146.7579°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7030. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Waddamana rests in a basin of rolling country, where the land gathers itself before the steeper climbs of Tasmania's Central Highlands. It lies 83.8 km south-south-west of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 202°T), and is situated 47.1 km south-west of Cressy. Here, the air, thin and carrying the clean scent of eucalypt and damp earth, seems to sharpen the senses, making the distant, hazy blue of the mountain ranges feel closer than they are. The landscape is a study in muted greens and ochres, broken by the darker, more persistent hues of pine plantations and the silver gleam of water. Sheep, their white fleeces stark against the tussocky grass, move with a slow, deliberate grace, their bells a faint chime on the quiet breeze. The sky above, often a vast canvas of shifting cloud, can at dusk, just before the stars prick through, bleed into astonishing shades of lavender and rose, a fleeting, unearthly beauty that silences even the wind.
The story of Waddamana is deeply entwined with the harnessing of this wild country's power. It was here, at the dawn of the 20th century, that Tasmania began its ambitious journey towards electrification, with the construction of the first major hydroelectric power scheme drawing water from the mountain lakes. The legacy of those early endeavours is still visible in the sturdy, functional architecture that characterises the locality, a practical beauty born of necessity and hard work. The economy, while still touched by the spirit of the land through grazing, has broadened its scope, with the surrounding wilderness now drawing those who seek its untamed grandeur, a different kind of harvest from the earth and water. Waddamana, in its quiet persistence, embodies a particular Tasmanian resilience, a place where the raw elements of nature have shaped both the land and the lives lived upon it.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Waddamana, 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 Waddamana, in the Central Highlands Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Waddamana includes the postcode (7030), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Central Highlands 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 Waddamana 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. |