Explore Western Junction, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Western Junction, 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 Western Junction, 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 Western Junction 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 Western Junction.
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 | Western Junction |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Midlands Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.55138 |
| Longitude | 147.21251 |
| Population | 122 |
| Density | 8.1 /km² |
| Area | 15.0 km² |
| Elevation | 159 m |
| Postcode | 7212 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 148 km north |
Western Junction is a locality in the Northern Midlands Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 122. The locality covers an area of 15.0 km², giving a population density of about 8.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 159 m above sea level. It lies approximately 148 km north of Hobart. Western Junction is located at 41.5514°S, 147.2125°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7212. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Western Junction rests in a broad valley, where the land rises in gentle, grassy slopes towards the horizon. It lies 14.5 km south-south-east of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 155°T), and is situated 11.2 km south-east of Prospect Vale. The air here, often carrying the scent of damp earth and sheep wool, feels clean and wide, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the sky in bruised purples and soft oranges. Fields of green and gold stretch out, punctuated by stands of eucalypts whose leaves rustle with a dry, papery sound. The character of Western Junction is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace and the sky feels immense, a vast, ever-changing canvas above the settled routines of daily life.
The history of Western Junction is deeply entwined with the agricultural pursuits that have shaped this corner of the Northern Midlands. For generations, its economy has been built upon the rich, fertile soil, supporting sheep grazing and cereal crops that ripple like waves across the landscape. The very name hints at its past as a point of connection, a junction where goods and travellers once converged. While not a place of grand monuments, there's a quiet dignity to its existence, a sense of continuity in the weathered farmhouses and the solid, unassuming buildings that line the main thoroughfare. The subtle hum of machinery in the distance, the bleating of sheep in the paddocks, these are the sounds that define the enduring rhythm of Western Junction.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Western Junction, 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 Western Junction, in the Northern Midlands Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Western Junction includes the postcode (7212), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Northern Midlands 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 Western Junction 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. |