Explore Mcloughlins Beach, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mcloughlins Beach, 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 Mcloughlins Beach, 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 Mcloughlins Beach 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 Mcloughlins Beach.
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 | Mcloughlins Beach |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Wellington Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.60533 |
| Longitude | 146.90221 |
| Population | 92 |
| Density | 14.0 /km² |
| Area | 6.6 km² |
| Elevation | 5 m |
| Postcode | 3874 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 191 km east-southeast |
Mcloughlins Beach is a locality in the Wellington Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 92. The locality covers an area of 6.6 km², giving a population density of about 14.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 5 m above sea level. It lies approximately 191 km east-southeast of Melbourne. Mcloughlins Beach is located at 38.6053°S, 146.9022°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3874. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Mcloughlins Beach unfolds as a quiet sentinel on the Gippsland coast, its long, pale sand ribbon meeting the restless grey-blue of Bass Strait. It lies 55.9 km south-east of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 144°T), and is situated 17.0 km east-south-east of Yarram. The air here carries the persistent, briny tang of the sea, a constant companion that softens the edges of the low dunes, where hardy sedges and coastal tea-trees cling tenaciously to the shifting sands. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the land flattens into marshy plains and shallow, brackish inlets, often reflecting the vast, ever-changing sky in a shimmering expanse of muted colour. The character of Mcloughlins Beach is one of gentle persistence, a place where the elements have shaped a humble, yet enduring, coastal landscape.
Historically, the region surrounding Mcloughlins Beach owes much to the rich alluvial soils of the Latrobe Valley, supporting a long tradition of dairy farming and grazing that extends to its neighbouring hinterlands. While Mcloughlins Beach itself is primarily a haven for holidaymakers and permanent residents seeking a tranquil seaside existence, its economy has historically been tied to the broader agricultural output of the Wellington Shire. The subtle scent of woodsmoke often hangs in the air during cooler months, a reminder of the homes that dot the landscape, their inhabitants attuned to the changing seasons and the quiet offerings of this coastal fringe. The waterways, particularly the shallow lagoons and the nearby Ninety Mile Beach, have always offered a bounty, though the focus for Mcloughlins Beach remains its unhurried pace, a stark contrast to the bustling centres further inland.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Mcloughlins Beach, 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 Mcloughlins Beach, in the Wellington Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Mcloughlins Beach includes the postcode (3874), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Wellington 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 Mcloughlins Beach 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. |