Explore Gilroyd, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gilroyd, 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 Gilroyd, 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 Gilroyd 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 Gilroyd.
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 | Gilroyd |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Shark Bay |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -25.89098 |
| Longitude | 115.1473 |
| Area | 809.8 km² |
| Postcode | 6701 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 677 km north |
Gilroyd is a locality in the Shire Of Shark Bay local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 809.8 km². It lies approximately 677 km north of Perth. Gilroyd is located at 25.8910°S, 115.1473°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6701. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Gilroyd lies at the edge of a vast, ancient continent, where the ochre earth meets a sky of an almost impossible blue. It lies 325.1 km north of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 9°T), and is situated 110.9 km north-west of Murchison. The landscape here is one of subtle, sun-baked resilience, a tapestry of low scrub, hardy grasses, and the occasional stoic acacia, their branches reaching like supplicating hands towards the heat. The air, when the wind stirs, carries the dry, mineral scent of the land, mingling with a faint, distant whisper of salt from the coast. Even the silence here has a texture, a palpable presence that hums with the slow, enduring pulse of the Australian outback, punctuated only by the sharp cry of a bird of prey or the dry rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The light, especially in the late afternoon, bleeds into the horizon with a molten, golden intensity, painting the sparse vegetation in hues of amber and deep rust, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle before the cool, velvet darkness descends.
The history of Gilroyd is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of those who have coaxed a living from this challenging terrain. For generations, the land has supported a modest economy rooted in the hardy traditions of sheep grazing, a life dictated by the seasons and the unpredictable rainfall. The early days were marked by the pioneering spirit of settlers who established homesteads across the scattered pastoral leases, their efforts a testament to human tenacity in the face of isolation. Today, while the wool industry remains a bedrock, a growing trickle of travellers, drawn by the raw beauty and the profound sense of space, is beginning to shape a new facet of Gilroyd's identity, seeking out the stark grandeur of the surrounding country and the quiet authenticity of its people.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Gilroyd, 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 Gilroyd, in the Shire Of Shark Bay local government area.
Detailed location data for Gilroyd includes the postcode (6701), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Shark Bay), 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 Gilroyd 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. |