Cross Roads, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cross Roads, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area.
| Locality | Cross Roads |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Pyrenees Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.50111 |
| Longitude | 143.21265 |
| Area | 44.2 km² |
| Postcode | 3373 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 158 km west-northwest |
Cross Roads is a locality in the Pyrenees Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. The locality covers an area of 44.2 km². It lies approximately 158 km west-northwest of Melbourne. Cross Roads is located at 37.5011°S, 143.2126°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3373. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Cross Roads lies at the confluence of rolling plains and the first whispers of the Great Dividing Range, a landscape where broad, sun-drenched paddocks surrender to the steeper, shadowed slopes. It lies 110.0 km west of Bacchus Marsh, VIC (from Bacchus Marsh, VIC: bearing 280°T), and is situated 12.9 km west-south-west of Beaufort. Here, the earth itself seems to breathe, a rich, dark loam that yields generously to the farmer’s plough, and the air carries the clean, crisp scent of eucalyptus mingling with the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild grasses. The sky above is a vast, ever-changing canvas, its blues deepening to an almost impossible indigo at midday, only to soften into hues of apricot and rose as the day draws its final, lingering breath.
This place, Cross Roads, has long been a crossroads in more than just geography; it has been a quiet nexus of Australian endeavour. Its economy, once rooted in the sturdy dependability of sheep grazing and wheat cultivation, now also embraces the subtle complexities of viticulture, with vines clinging to the sun-kissed hillsides. The ghosts of early selectors, their labours etched into the very contours of the land, are present in the weathered timber of old farmhouses and the stoic lines of stone walls that divide the fields. A sense of enduring resilience pervades Cross Roads, a quiet strength born from generations of working the land, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cross Roads, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Cross Roads, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Cross Roads includes the postcode (3373), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Pyrenees 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.
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 Cross Roads is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |