Explore Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lakes Entrance, 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 Lakes Entrance, 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 Lakes Entrance 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 Lakes Entrance.
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 | Lakes Entrance |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | East Gippsland Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.85596 |
| Longitude | 148.00517 |
| Population | 4,850 |
| Density | 168.6 /km² |
| Area | 28.8 km² |
| Elevation | 30 m |
| Postcode | 3909 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 267 km east |
Lakes Entrance is a locality in the East Gippsland Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It has a population of approximately 4,850. The locality covers an area of 28.8 km², giving a population density of about 168.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 30 m above sea level. It lies approximately 267 km east of Melbourne. Lakes Entrance is located at 37.8560°S, 148.0052°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3909. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Lakes Entrance unfurls along the edge of a vast Gippsland Lakes system, where freshwater rivers meet the salty expanse of the Southern Ocean. It lies 135.7 km east-north-east of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 74°T), and is situated 4.1 km east-north-east of Kalimna. The air here carries the tang of brine and the damp earthiness of the surrounding wetlands, a constant reminder of the powerful interplay between land and sea. Low-slung buildings huddle around a busy harbour, their colours softened by the pervasive coastal light, while the channel itself, a shimmering ribbon of blue, draws the eye towards the boundless horizon. Beyond the immediate bustle, low coastal dunes, tufted with hardy grasses, give way to the denser green of coastal scrub and the distant, hazy outline of forested ranges. The rhythm of the day here is dictated by the tides and the comings and goings of fishing boats, their engines a low thrum beneath the cries of gulls.
This is a place shaped by water, its very existence a testament to the natural harbour formed by the Ninety Mile Beach and the Ramsgate Esplanade. For millennia, Indigenous peoples have understood the bounty of these waters, a connection that subtly colours the modern character of Lakes Entrance. European settlement, driven initially by the promise of timber and later by the burgeoning fishing industry, has left its mark in the weathered jetties and the sturdy, salt-bleached architecture. The local economy still leans heavily on the sea, with trawlers bringing in their daily catch and a vibrant tourism trade drawn by the promise of fresh seafood and the unique aquatic playground. Ferries ply the waters to neighbouring coastal villages, carrying travellers eager to explore the interconnected waterways that define Lakes Entrance, a constant flow of life and commerce reflecting the ceaseless movement of the ocean itself.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Lakes Entrance, 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 Lakes Entrance, in the East Gippsland Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Lakes Entrance includes the postcode (3909), telephone area code (03), and local government area (East Gippsland Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Lakes Entrance 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. |