Explore Cape Arid, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cape Arid, 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 Cape Arid, 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 Cape Arid 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 Cape Arid.
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 | Cape Arid |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Esperance |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.65079 |
| Longitude | 123.43438 |
| Area | 2780.4 km² |
| Postcode | 6452 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 732 km east-southeast |
Cape Arid is a locality in the Shire Of Esperance local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 2780.4 km². It lies approximately 732 km east-southeast of Perth. Cape Arid is located at 33.6508°S, 123.4344°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6452. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Cape Arid unfolds as a wild, untamed stretch of Western Australian coastline, a place where the land relinquishes its hold with a flourish of granite outcrops and an explosion of wildflowers. It lies 371.5 km south-south-east of Kalgoorlie, WA (from Kalgoorlie, WA: bearing 151°T), and is situated 55.3 km east of Howick. The air here is sharp with the scent of salt and the dry, resinous perfume of coastal scrub, a constant reminder of the Southern Ocean's immense power. Rolling dunes, sculpted by relentless winds, give way to rugged headlands that plunge towards turquoise waters so clear you can trace the shadows of unseen reefs below. The light often possesses a singular quality, especially as the day softens, casting long, attenuated shadows that imbue the landscape with a profound sense of stillness, a quiet breathing that seems to emanate from the very earth. Even the silence here feels textured, punctuated by the cry of seabirds and the ceaseless, rhythmic whisper of waves against the shore.
The history of Cape Arid is intrinsically tied to the vast, fertile lands that lie inland, lands that have long sustained pastoralists and farmers drawn to the rich, red soils. For generations, the economy of this region has been shaped by the cycles of agriculture, the golden harvests of wheat and barley painting the landscape in broad strokes during the warmer months. While the immediate coastline of Cape Arid itself is largely preserved within a national park, a testament to its ecological significance, the neighbouring areas buzz with the quiet industry of a community that understands the land's bounty. This is a place where the legacy of early explorers, who charted these remote shores, still echoes in the vastness, and where the unhurried pace of life allows for a deep connection to the natural world that surrounds it.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cape Arid, 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 Cape Arid, in the Shire Of Esperance local government area.
Detailed location data for Cape Arid includes the postcode (6452), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Esperance), 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 Cape Arid 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. |