Explore Swan Hill West, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swan Hill West, 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 Swan Hill West, 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 Swan Hill West 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 Swan Hill West.
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 | Swan Hill West |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Swan Hill Rural City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.36875 |
| Longitude | 143.39805 |
| Area | 94.1 km² |
| Postcode | 3585 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 306 km north-northwest |
Swan Hill West is a locality in the Swan Hill Rural City local government area of Victoria, Australia. The locality covers an area of 94.1 km². It lies approximately 306 km north-northwest of Melbourne. Swan Hill West is located at 35.3687°S, 143.3981°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3585. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Swan Hill West unfolds across a landscape that breathes with the wide sky of the Mallee, where the earth, a rich ochre, stretches towards horizons that seem to hold a perpetual promise of heat. It lies 172.8 km south-east of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 139°T), and is situated 10.4 km west of Swan Hill. The terrain here is gently undulating, a soft rise and fall that hints at ancient riverbeds and the slow sculpting of wind. Sparse, hardy vegetation, resilient eucalyptus and saltbush, dots the paddocks, their silvery-green hues shimmering under the often-intense sunlight. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a testament to the sun's dominion, and the occasional whisper of wind through the sparse scrub creates a subtle, rustling symphony. Evenings here can be a spectacle of colour, as the setting sun paints the western sky in strokes of fiery orange and bruised purple, casting long, elongated shadows that lend a profound stillness to the land.
The story of Swan Hill West is deeply entwined with the Murray River, a lifeblood that has shaped its past and continues to sustain its present. This land was traditionally a place of sustenance and passage for Indigenous peoples, a heritage that lingers in the quiet dignity of the landscape. European settlement followed the river, drawn by its potential for agriculture, and Swan Hill West soon became a hub for the burgeoning wool and grain industries that defined the region's early economy. Today, while agriculture remains a cornerstone – particularly the cultivation of cereals and the raising of livestock – the town also finds a quiet prosperity in tourism, with visitors drawn to the iconic Pioneer Settlement and the natural beauty of the riverine environment. The distinctive character of Swan Hill West is one of quiet resilience, a place where the enduring spirit of the land is reflected in the unhurried rhythm of daily life.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Swan Hill West, 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 Swan Hill West, in the Swan Hill Rural City local government area.
Detailed location data for Swan Hill West includes the postcode (3585), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Swan Hill Rural City), 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 Swan Hill West 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. |