Explore Fish Creek, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fish Creek, 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 Fish Creek, 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 Fish Creek 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 Fish Creek.
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 | Fish Creek |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | South Gippsland Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.7256 |
| Longitude | 146.07133 |
| Population | 798 |
| Density | 5.1 /km² |
| Area | 155.1 km² |
| Elevation | 58 m |
| Postcode | 3959 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 140 km southeast |
Fish Creek is a locality in the South Gippsland Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 798. The locality covers an area of 155.1 km², giving a population density of about 5.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 58 m above sea level. It lies approximately 140 km southeast of Melbourne. Fish Creek is located at 38.7256°S, 146.0713°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3959. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Fish Creek nestles in the rolling foothills that spill towards the southern coastline of Victoria, a landscape painted in broad strokes of emerald pasture and shadowed gullies. It lies 70.1 km south-south-west of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 214°T), and is situated 13.1 km west-south-west of Foster. The air here carries a certain sweetness, a blend of damp earth and the distant, salty tang of the Bass Strait, a subtle promise of the sea that shapes the horizon. Here, the land itself seems to breathe, its contours softened by time and the patient hand of agriculture, where ancient volcanic plains give way to a more broken, picturesque terrain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequently overcast skies, can cast a luminous, almost ethereal glow on the grazing cattle and the sturdy farmhouses that dot the countryside, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between people and this generous soil.
The story of Fish Creek is deeply entwined with the dairy industry, a legacy etched into the very character of the place. For generations, this fertile region has been the engine of sustenance, its economy built on the rich cream and robust milk produced by contented herds. This pastoral heritage has shaped not only the visual tapestry of the area, with its patchwork of verdant paddocks, but also the quiet resilience of its inhabitants. The local arts scene, surprisingly vibrant for its size, is another distinctive thread, with galleries and studios showcasing the creative spirit of those drawn to Fish Creek's inspiring vistas and its unhurried pace. The town centre, a collection of welcoming shops and cafes, serves as a focal point, a place where the day’s business unfolds with a gentle, unforced rhythm, a stark contrast to the clamour of larger centres.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Fish Creek, 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 Fish Creek, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Fish Creek includes the postcode (3959), telephone area code (03), and local government area (South Gippsland 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 Fish Creek 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. |