Finucane, Western Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Finucane, in the Town Of Port Hedland local government area.
| Locality | Finucane |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Town Of Port Hedland |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -20.30174 |
| Longitude | 118.56963 |
| Area | 1.9 km² |
| Elevation | 15 m |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 1323 km north-northeast |
Finucane is a locality in the Town Of Port Hedland local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 1.9 km². It sits at an elevation of around 15 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1323 km north-northeast of Perth. Finucane is located at 20.3017°S, 118.5696°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving.
Finucane rests on the Pilbara coast, a place where the ochre earth bleeds into the turquoise sea under a sky of an almost aggressive blue. It lies 1023.4 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 10.2 km west-north-west of Port Hedland. The landscape here is stark, a study in muted palettes of rust, sand, and scrub, broken by the occasional hardy acacia that seems to defy the relentless sun. The air, even in the early morning, carries a dry, mineral scent, a prelude to the day’s heat that will bake the saltbush and silence the cicadas. The land rolls gently towards the water, a landscape shaped by wind and millennia of slow erosion, where the horizon feels vast and unbroken, a promise of endless distance.
Historically, Finucane has been a place of passage and commerce, its fortunes tied to the natural harbour that draws vessels to its shores. The ebb and flow of the tides have long dictated the rhythm of life, from the early pearlers to the modern-day bulk carriers that now dominate the port. The local economy here is intrinsically linked to the wealth drawn from the earth and the sea; iron ore mines in the neighbouring hinterland feed the colossal ships, while the bounty of the ocean, though less industrially significant, still sustains local fishermen. There’s a quiet resilience to Finucane, a character forged in the crucible of its environment, where the sunsets paint the dust-laden air in hues of rose and gold, a daily spectacle that momentarily softens the ruggedness of this northern outpost.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Finucane, Western Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Finucane, in the Town Of Port Hedland local government area.
Detailed location data for Finucane includes the postcode, telephone area code (08), and local government area (Town Of Port Hedland). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
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 Finucane is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |