Explore Point Samson, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Point Samson, 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 Point Samson, 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 Point Samson 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 Point Samson.
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 | Point Samson |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Karratha |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -20.58403 |
| Longitude | 117.22845 |
| Population | 481 |
| Density | 1.3 /km² |
| Area | 359.8 km² |
| Elevation | 8 m |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 1271 km north |
Point Samson is a locality in the City Of Karratha local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 481. The locality covers an area of 359.8 km², giving a population density of about 1.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 8 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1271 km north of Perth. Point Samson is located at 20.5840°S, 117.2284°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving.
Point Samson rises from the Pilbara coast, a scatter of buildings clinging to a spit of land that juts into the Indian Ocean. It lies 948.3 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 17°T), and is situated 13.3 km north-east of Wickham. The air here carries the sharp, clean tang of salt and the dry whisper of the land, a place where the ochre earth meets an endless, shimmering expanse of blue. Low-slung scrub clings tenaciously to the sandy soil, a testament to the resilience of life in this arid beauty, and the horizon is a soft, hazy line where the sky bleeds into the sea. The sun, a fierce eye in the daytime sky, softens its gaze as it dips, painting the clouds in bruised purples and molten gold, a spectacle that stills the hurried pulse of the day.
This coastal outcrop has long been a place of passage and purpose, its history entwined with the bounty of the ocean and the burgeoning industries of the land. Once a vital loading point for iron ore, the echoes of that industrial past linger, a subtle undercurrent beneath the more relaxed rhythm of today. Now, its economy is a more varied blend, with fishing boats bobbing in the harbour and a steady stream of travellers drawn by the stark, raw beauty of the Dampier Archipelago. The jetty, a skeletal finger reaching out into the turquoise water, still hums with activity, a focal point for both commerce and quiet contemplation. Point Samson, in its enduring spirit, offers a window into the enduring connection between humanity and this magnificent, untamed coastline.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Point Samson, 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 Point Samson, in the City Of Karratha local government area.
Detailed location data for Point Samson includes the postcode, telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Karratha). 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 Point Samson 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. |