Parkes Australian Capital Territory Map
Explore Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parkes, ACT 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. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Interactive Map of Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, 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.
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| Locality | Parkes |
| Territory | Australian Capital Territory (ACT) |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -35.29625 |
| Longitude | 149.13628 |
| Population | 4 |
| Density | 1.3 /km² |
| Area | 3.0 km² |
| Elevation | 576 m |
| Postcode | 2600 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Canberra | 2 km south-southeast |
About Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
Parkes is a locality in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 4. The locality covers an area of 3.0 km², giving a population density of about 1.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 576 m above sea level. It lies approximately 2 km south-southeast of Canberra. Parkes is located at 35.2963°S, 149.1363°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2600.
Parkes rests within a landscape of subtle, rolling terrain, where the ochre of the earth meets a sky that often hangs in vast, uninterrupted expanses. It lies 81.6 km south-west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 221°T), and is situated 12.0 km north-north-east of Kambah. The country here is broad, an open invitation to the horizon, with scattered stands of eucalypts offering a dappled shade against the persistent Australian sun. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long shadows that stretch across the paddocks, lending a quiet dignity to the fields of ripening wheat and the grazing sheep. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint perfume of native grasses, a constant reminder of the elemental forces at play.
Historically, Parkes has long been a place of connection, a nodal point on the journeys of both indigenous peoples and later settlers. Its economy, deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of the surrounding region, revolves around the cultivation of grain and the raising of livestock, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the generous, if sometimes capricious, rainfall. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings facing the main thoroughfares, hums with a quiet industry, its pace unhurried but purposeful. The most striking landmark, a testament to human ingenuity and the pursuit of knowledge, stands as a silent sentinel against the night sky, a beacon for astronomers and a symbol of Parkes' contribution to understanding the universe.
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About This Parkes Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Parkes, Australian Capital Territory. 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 Parkes.
Detailed location data for Parkes includes the postcode (2600), telephone area code (02), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
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 Parkes is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |
