Explore Forrestania, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forrestania, 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 Forrestania, 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 Forrestania 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 Forrestania.
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 | Forrestania |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Kondinin |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -32.48346 |
| Longitude | 119.74445 |
| Area | 3185.3 km² |
| Postcode | 6359 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 370 km east |
Forrestania is a locality in the Shire Of Kondinin local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 3185.3 km². It lies approximately 370 km east of Perth. Forrestania is located at 32.4835°S, 119.7445°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6359. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Forrestania rests on land that remembers the ancient rains, where the iron-rich soils blush a deep ochre under the wide, often unforgiving, Western Australian sky. It lies 252.5 km south-west of Kalgoorlie, WA (from Kalgoorlie, WA: bearing 220°T), and is situated 61.9 km east of Hyden. The landscape here is a study in patient resilience, a sweep of mallee scrub and scattered eucalypts broken by the stark, often dramatic, lines of granite outcrops. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the subtle perfume of native shrubs, particularly potent in the hushed light of late afternoon when long shadows stretch and the colours of the land deepen to a rich umber. This is a place where the wind whispers through sparse vegetation, a constant companion shaping the contours of the land and the quiet lives lived within its embrace.
The history of Forrestania is deeply intertwined with the earth's hidden bounty, a narrative etched into the very bedrock. While the region's traditional custodians have long known these lands, more recent history speaks of a pioneering spirit drawn by the promise of agriculture and, more significantly, the rich veins of nickel and gold that lie beneath its surface. The local economy, though touched by the ebb and flow of agricultural cycles, finds a powerful anchor in the mining operations that dot the surrounding expanse, bringing a steady hum of activity and a transient population that adds its own distinct character to Forrestania. The vastness of the surrounding country, punctuated by the stark beauty of its geological formations, serves as a constant reminder of the raw, untamed power of this part of the continent.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Forrestania, 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 Forrestania, in the Shire Of Kondinin local government area.
Detailed location data for Forrestania includes the postcode (6359), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Kondinin), 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 Forrestania 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. |