Explore Cottles Bridge, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cottles Bridge, VIC 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 Cottles Bridge, Victoria, 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 Victoria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Cottles Bridge 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 Cottles Bridge.
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 | Cottles Bridge |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Nillumbik Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.60697 |
| Longitude | 145.21985 |
| Population | 564 |
| Density | 30.7 /km² |
| Area | 18.4 km² |
| Elevation | 137 m |
| Postcode | 3099 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 32 km northeast |
Cottles Bridge is a locality in the Nillumbik Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 564. The locality covers an area of 18.4 km², giving a population density of about 30.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 137 m above sea level. It lies approximately 32 km northeast of Melbourne. Cottles Bridge is located at 37.6070°S, 145.2199°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3099. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Cottles Bridge rests a breath away from the urban sprawl, a place where the Yarra River’s gentle murmur still carries the scent of damp earth and eucalyptus. It lies 7.1 km east of Doreen, VIC (from Doreen, VIC: bearing 98°T), and is situated 12.3 km east-north-east of South Morang. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and ochres, rolling hills carpeted with grazing pastures that give way to stands of mature eucalypts. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded sky, casts a soft, diffused glow that seems to cling to the undulating terrain, softening the edges of fences and farmhouses. The air itself feels clean and cool, carrying the distant bleating of sheep and the occasional rumble of a ute heading towards the main road, a quiet testament to the lives lived out in this verdant pocket.
The history of Cottles Bridge is entwined with the fertile lands and the ever-present waterway, the Yarra River acting as both a lifeblood and a boundary for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established farms and orchards, their legacy still visible in the occasional weathered fence post or the enduring rows of old fruit trees. The local economy, though now diversified, retains a strong connection to the land, with grazing and viticulture contributing to the region’s character. While not a hub of industry, Cottles Bridge possesses a distinct charm, a sense of a place that has resisted the hurried pace of modern development, favouring instead a more considered existence, where the seasons dictate the rhythm of daily life and the river continues its timeless journey.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cottles Bridge, Victoria. 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 Cottles Bridge, in the Nillumbik Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Cottles Bridge includes the postcode (3099), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Nillumbik Shire), 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 Cottles Bridge 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. |