Explore Straten, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Straten, 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 Straten, 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 Straten 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 Straten.
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 | Straten |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Buloke Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.37353 |
| Longitude | 142.57446 |
| Area | 54.0 km² |
| Postcode | 3533 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 345 km northwest |
Straten is a locality in the Buloke Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. The locality covers an area of 54.0 km². It lies approximately 345 km northwest of Melbourne. Straten is located at 35.3735°S, 142.5745°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3533. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Straten lies cradled by a landscape of subtle, sweeping plains, where the horizon seems to stretch infinitely under a vast, changeable sky. It lies 135.3 km south-south-east of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 163°T), and is situated 43.4 km south-south-east of Ouyen. The earth here is a muted ochre, a testament to the dry, sun-baked summers, broken by the resilient green of sparse grasses and the stoic silhouettes of eucalyptus trees, their leaves catching the light in a thousand tiny glints. A quietude pervades the air, a stillness punctuated only by the distant call of a bird or the gentle sigh of wind across the open country. The terrain itself is largely flat, with a gentle, almost imperceptible rise and fall, a land that has been shaped not by dramatic upheavals but by the slow, patient work of wind and sun. The colour palette is one of earthy tones, punctuated by the deep blue of the sky or the startling white of a passing cloud, creating a sense of elemental peace.
The story of Straten is deeply entwined with the fortunes of the land, its economy historically rooted in the sheep and wheat farming that defines much of this region. For generations, the rhythm of life in Straten has been dictated by the seasons, the sowing and the reaping, the shearing and the lambing, a cycle that fosters a particular kind of resilience and self-reliance among its inhabitants. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the broader economic fabric has begun to diversify, with a growing appreciation for the quiet charm and open spaces that Straten offers. The town centre, though modest, carries the weight of its past, with solid brick buildings that have weathered many a season, and the echoes of conversations held in the general store or the local pub. It is a place where history is not confined to museums but is lived out in the everyday, a quiet continuity that speaks of enduring connection to the soil.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Straten, 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 Straten, in the Buloke Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Straten includes the postcode (3533), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Buloke 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 Straten 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. |