Explore Mount Cottrell, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mount Cottrell, 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 Mount Cottrell, 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 Mount Cottrell 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 Mount Cottrell.
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 | Mount Cottrell |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Melton City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -37.79504 |
| Longitude | 144.62219 |
| Population | 575 |
| Density | 9.9 /km² |
| Area | 58.2 km² |
| Elevation | 72 m |
| Postcode | 3024 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 30 km west |
Mount Cottrell is a locality in the Melton City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 575. The locality covers an area of 58.2 km², giving a population density of about 9.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 72 m above sea level. It lies approximately 30 km west of Melbourne. Mount Cottrell is located at 37.7950°S, 144.6222°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3024.
Mount Cottrell rises gently from the plains, a low-slung prominence against the vast Australian sky. It lies 5.6 km north-west of Tarneit, VIC (from Tarneit, VIC: bearing 324°T), and is situated 12.7 km north of Werribee. Its slopes, cloaked in a mosaic of pale grasses and resilient eucalypts, catch the shifting light of day, from the sharp clarity of noon to the softened hues of evening. The air here, particularly as the sun dips, carries a faint, dry scent of earth and sun-baked bush, a fragrance that clings to the skin and whispers of open country. Sheep graze placidly on the lower reaches, their white forms dotting the landscape like scattered clouds, while the distant hum of traffic from the growing urban fringe serves as a quiet counterpoint to the land's enduring stillness.
The history of Mount Cottrell is one of adaptation and enduring connection to the land. For generations, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people knew these rises as a place of significance, their traditional custodianship leaving an invisible imprint on the very contours of the terrain. Later, European settlers arrived, drawn by the promise of fertile ground for grazing and agriculture. The local economy, though increasingly influenced by the expanding Melbourne metropolitan area, still retains echoes of its pastoral roots. Sheep farming remains a visible presence, the rhythmic cycle of shearing and lambing a familiar part of life. This locality is part of the broader Melton City area, a region experiencing rapid growth, yet Mount Cottrell itself preserves a character that speaks of a slower, more grounded existence, a place where the broad sweep of the sky still dictates the pace of the day.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
This page provides a street and satellite map of Mount Cottrell, 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 Mount Cottrell, in the Melton City local government area.
Detailed location data for Mount Cottrell includes the postcode (3024), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Melton City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Mount Cottrell 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. |