Fortescue, Shire Of Ashburton, Western Australia
Explore Fortescue, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fortescue, 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 Fortescue, 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 Fortescue 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 Fortescue.
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 | Fortescue |
| 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 | -21.62569 |
| Longitude | 116.7284 |
| Area | 9347.0 km² |
| Postcode | 6716 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 1151 km north |
Fortescue is a locality in the Shire Of Ashburton local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 9347.0 km². It lies approximately 1151 km north of Perth. Fortescue is located at 21.6257°S, 116.7284°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6716. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Fortescue’s character is etched into the ochre-dusted earth that rolls towards the vast, indifferent ocean. It lies 822.9 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 40.5 km east of Pannawonica. The air here carries the faint, dry scent of spinifex and the more potent, briny tang of the sea, a constant reminder of the immense coastline that defines this stretch of Pilbara country. Low-slung buildings, painted in resilient whites and muted blues to reflect the relentless sun, huddle together against the expansive sky, their verandahs offering shallow pools of shade. The landscape itself is a study in resilience, a mosaic of ancient ironstone outcrops, sparse but hardy scrub, and the occasional tenacious acacia tree, its branches reaching out like weathered hands. The light at dusk paints the distant hills in hues of bruised purple and fiery orange, a fleeting spectacle before the diamond-sharp clarity of the stars takes over.
Historically, Fortescue owes its existence to the rich mineral veins that lace the surrounding terrain, a legacy that continues to shape its economy. While the era of pioneering prospectors has largely faded, the hum of heavy machinery and the steady flow of ore trucks are still the dominant pulse of Fortescue. This industry, though demanding, has fostered a pragmatic and resourceful spirit amongst its inhabitants, a community accustomed to the cycles of boom and bust. The local economy, once reliant on sheep grazing that struggled against the arid conditions, now finds its footing more firmly in the extraction of iron ore, a resource that has brought both prosperity and a unique industrial character to this remote corner of Western Australia. The faint echo of past lives, perhaps of those who first charted these shores or worked the nascent pastoral leases, seems to linger in the quiet afternoons.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Fortescue, 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 Fortescue, in the Shire Of Ashburton local government area.
Detailed location data for Fortescue includes the postcode (6716), 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 Fortescue 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. |