Rocky Point Queensland Map
Rocky Point, Weipa Town, Queensland
Explore Rocky Point, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rocky Point, QLD 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.
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| Locality | Rocky Point |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Weipa Town |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -12.6173 |
| Longitude | 141.88574 |
| Area | 4.7 km² |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2018 km northwest |
About Rocky Point, Queensland
Rocky Point is a locality in the Weipa Town local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 4.7 km². It lies approximately 2018 km northwest of Brisbane. Rocky Point is located at 12.6173°S, 141.8857°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Rocky Point is a place where the land meets the sea in a rugged embrace. It lies 905.1 km north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 325°T), and is situated 4.1 km north-east of Nanum. The coastline here is a series of weathered headlands, their dark rock worn smooth by millennia of wind and wave, dropping steeply to meet the restless turquoise of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Between these rocky outcrops, small, sheltered coves offer respite, their sands a pale gold that gleams under the relentless Queensland sun. The air itself carries a faint, briny tang, a constant reminder of the vast ocean that shapes this edge of the continent, and the vegetation, a hardy scrub of salt-tolerant shrubs and stunted eucalypts, clings tenaciously to the thin soil, their leaves often coated with a fine, salty dust. The light at dusk here can be extraordinary, bleeding across the sky in bruised purples and fiery oranges, painting the ancient rock faces with a temporary, ethereal glow.
The history of Rocky Point is inextricably linked to the bounty of its waters and the resources beneath its earth. For generations, Indigenous peoples have known these shores, their connection to the land and sea as deep and enduring as the tides. Later, European explorers and settlers were drawn by the promise of anchorage and the potential for trade, and the area developed a quiet character shaped by its maritime importance and the discovery of valuable mineral deposits. The local economy, while once reliant on passing ships and rudimentary resource extraction, has evolved to embrace more modern industries, though the echo of its past remains. The distinctive red earth, a signature of the mineral-rich landscape, is a constant visual cue to the underlying wealth, and the small harbour, though modest, still hums with the activity of fishing boats and occasional cargo vessels, a lifeline connecting Rocky Point to the wider world.
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About This Rocky Point Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Rocky Point, Queensland. 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 Rocky Point, in the Weipa Town local government area.
Detailed location data for Rocky Point includes the postcode, telephone area code (07), and local government area (Weipa Town). 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 Rocky Point 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. |
