Explore Murphys Creek, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Murphys 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 Murphys 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 Murphys 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 Murphys 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 | Murphys Creek |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Loddon Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.7307 |
| Longitude | 143.75477 |
| Population | 37 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Area | 76.7 km² |
| Elevation | 177 m |
| Postcode | 3551 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 161 km northwest |
Murphys Creek is a locality in the Loddon Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 37. The locality covers an area of 76.7 km², giving a population density of about 0.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 177 m above sea level. It lies approximately 161 km northwest of Melbourne. Murphys Creek is located at 36.7307°S, 143.7548°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3551. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Murphys Creek lies cradled in a gentle fold of the land, where the scattered gums stand sentinel over rolling country. It lies 47.0 km west of Bendigo, VIC (from Bendigo, VIC: bearing 273°T), and is situated 15.2 km north of Dunolly. The air here carries a faint, dry scent of eucalyptus, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of ochre and muted rose. The land itself is a study in subtle textures: the weathered grey of bark, the dusty green of sparse pasture, and the occasional glint of quartz beneath the pale, resilient grasses. A quiet stillness often settles over Murphys Creek, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth.
The character of Murphys Creek is etched by a history tied to the earth and its yielding. Once, the promise of gold drew hopeful prospectors to these gullies, though the true wealth of Murphys Creek has always been found in its soil and the resilience of its people. Today, sheep and cattle graze the undulating hills, their presence a constant hum in the rural soundscape. The local economy, though modest, is sustained by the sturdy traditions of farming and grazing, a quiet continuation of generations past. For the traveller passing through, Murphys Creek offers a glimpse into a landscape that feels both ancient and perpetually renewed, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Murphys 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 Murphys Creek, in the Loddon Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Murphys Creek includes the postcode (3551), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Loddon 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 Murphys 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. |