Explore Shackleton, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shackleton, 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 Shackleton, 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 Shackleton 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 Shackleton.
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 | Shackleton |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Bruce Rock |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -31.99077 |
| Longitude | 117.86579 |
| Population | 98 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 533.8 km² |
| Elevation | 250 m |
| Postcode | 6386 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 189 km east |
Shackleton is a locality in the Shire Of Bruce Rock local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 98. The locality covers an area of 533.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 250 m above sea level. It lies approximately 189 km east of Perth. Shackleton is located at 31.9908°S, 117.8658°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6386. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Shackleton rests in a landscape of broad horizons, where the land rolls out in a gentle, ochre-tinted expanse under a sky that often bleeds into soft, hazy blues. It lies 176.7 km east of Gosnells, WA (from Gosnells, WA: bearing 87°T), and is situated 29.9 km west-south-west of Bruce Rock. The terrain here is characteristic of the Western Australian wheatbelt, a subtle tapestry of low hills and wide, flat plains, punctuated by hardy scrub and the occasional stand of ghost gums. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness, a clean scent of dry earth and growing things, and the sunlight, when it strikes the paddocks, can cast a warm, golden hue that seems to hold the very essence of the season. The character of Shackleton is one of quiet resilience, a place where life unfolds at its own deliberate pace, dictated by the sun and the soil.
The story of Shackleton is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heart of the region, a place where wheat and sheep have long been the lifeblood of its economy. Established as a service centre for the surrounding farming communities, its history is etched into the grain silos that stand sentinel on the edge of town, symbols of the harvests that have sustained generations. While farming remains a cornerstone, the broader Shire of Bruce Rock, of which Shackleton is a part, also sees the ebb and flow of travellers passing through, their journeys adding a transient pulse to the enduring rhythm of the land. The distinctive terracotta colour of the soil, a rich iron oxide, speaks of the ancient geology beneath, a constant reminder of the deep time that has shaped this corner of Western Australia.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Shackleton, 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 Shackleton, in the Shire Of Bruce Rock local government area.
Detailed location data for Shackleton includes the postcode (6386), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Bruce Rock), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Shackleton 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. |