Explore Upper Gundowring, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Gundowring, 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 Upper Gundowring, 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 Upper Gundowring 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 Upper Gundowring.
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 | Upper Gundowring |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Alpine Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.51657 |
| Longitude | 147.08739 |
| Population | 94 |
| Density | 1.4 /km² |
| Area | 68.2 km² |
| Elevation | 243 m |
| Postcode | 3691 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 237 km northeast |
Upper Gundowring is a locality in the Alpine Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 94. The locality covers an area of 68.2 km², giving a population density of about 1.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 243 m above sea level. It lies approximately 237 km northeast of Melbourne. Upper Gundowring is located at 36.5166°S, 147.0874°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3691. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Upper Gundowring lies in a country of rolling hills, where the land dips and rises with the patient persistence of old earth. It lies 46.8 km south-south-east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 158°T), and is situated 21.1 km north of Bright. Here, the air carries a scent of eucalypt and damp soil after rain, a fragrance that clings to the skin and whispers of the Australian bush. The landscape is a mosaic of grazing paddocks, their green hues softened by the dust of dry spells, interspersed with stands of native timber that cast long, cool shadows. The Ovens River, a ribbon of silver or a torrent of brown depending on the season, carves its way through the terrain, its presence a constant murmur in the quietude. Sunlight here has a particular quality, especially in the late afternoon, when it slants through the trees, gilding the bark and painting the undergrowth in shades of amber and gold, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle.
This country has long been shaped by the rhythm of the land and the endeavours of those who call Upper Gundowring home. The economy, once perhaps more focused on timber milling, now largely centres on agriculture and grazing, with fine wool and prime cattle being the enduring output of these fertile slopes. The legacy of the gold rushes still hums faintly in the background, a reminder of earlier dreams and hardships that etched themselves into the character of the district. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring farms, the sturdy fences, and the quiet resilience of the people speak volumes of a heritage built on hard work and a deep connection to this particular corner of Victoria. The road through Upper Gundowring is a journey not just through space, but through time, where the present moment is always accompanied by the echoes of generations past.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Upper Gundowring, 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 Upper Gundowring, in the Alpine Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Upper Gundowring includes the postcode (3691), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Alpine 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 Upper Gundowring 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. |