Explore Cane, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cane, WA 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 Cane, Western Australia, 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 Western Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Cane 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 Cane.
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 | Cane |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Ashburton |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -22.13409 |
| Longitude | 115.8758 |
| Area | 3460.4 km² |
| Postcode | 6710 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 1092 km north |
Cane is a locality in the Shire Of Ashburton local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 3460.4 km². It lies approximately 1092 km north of Perth. Cane is located at 22.1341°S, 115.8758°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6710. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Cane is a place where the land breathes, a broad expanse of reddish earth meeting a sky that seems impossibly vast. It lies 749.3 km north of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 10°T), and is situated 73.0 km south-west of Pannawonica. The terrain here is a subtle, undulating plain, scored by the occasional dry creek bed that hints at a more generous past. Sparse, hardy vegetation clings to the soil, a testament to the resilience of life in this sun-drenched corner of the country. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, a palpable presence that settles on the skin like fine dust, and the light, when it catches the low scrub, can turn the landscape into a wash of ochre and muted gold.
The history of Cane is etched into the very way the land is used, a story of resourcefulness and adaptation. Once, this region pulsed with the promise of mineral wealth, the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of machinery a distant memory now, leaving behind a quietude that allows the natural world to reassert its dominion. Today, the local economy is a careful balancing act, with pockets of agricultural endeavour – hardy sheep grazing on sparse pastures, the occasional crop struggling to ripen under the relentless sun – existing alongside the steady hum of a small, localised mining operation. The character of Cane is one of quiet perseverance, a place where neighbours know each other’s names and the pace of life is dictated by the turning seasons rather than the ticking clock.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cane, Western Australia. 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 Cane, in the Shire Of Ashburton local government area.
Detailed location data for Cane includes the postcode (6710), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Ashburton), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote 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 Cane 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. |