Explore Cairns Bay, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cairns Bay, TAS 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 Cairns Bay, Tasmania, 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 Tasmania or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Cairns Bay 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 Cairns Bay.
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 | Cairns Bay |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Huon Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -43.1866 |
| Longitude | 146.96022 |
| Population | 78 |
| Density | 28.7 /km² |
| Area | 2.7 km² |
| Elevation | 67 m |
| Postcode | 7116 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 45 km southwest |
Cairns Bay is a locality in the Huon Valley Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 78. The locality covers an area of 2.7 km², giving a population density of about 28.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 67 m above sea level. It lies approximately 45 km southwest of Hobart. Cairns Bay is located at 43.1866°S, 146.9602°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7116. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cairns Bay is a quiet harbour cupped by hills that spill down to meet the Huon River. It lies 45.2 km south-west of Hobart, TAS (from Hobart, TAS: bearing 221°T), and is situated 11.8 km west-south-west of Cygnet. The water, often a steely grey under a sky that can shift from bruised violet to a startling, clean blue, laps gently against a shoreline of smooth pebbles and driftwood bleached bone-white by the sun and salt. Sheltered from the harsher winds, the air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding bushland, a subtle perfume of eucalypt and fern, mingling with the fainter, briny tang of the estuary. The land rises steeply behind the bay, a green wall of native forest where the occasional call of a kookaburra or the rustle of unseen wildlife breaks the profound stillness. Dusk here is a drawn-out affair, the light softening and bleeding into the landscape, painting the water in hues of rose and gold before the stars prick through the deepening indigo.
The history of Cairns Bay is tied to the rhythm of the river and the bounty it has offered. For generations, the Indigenous custodians of this land understood its deep connection to the water, a relationship that continues to resonate in the quiet respect for the environment. Later, European settlers arrived, drawn by the rich timber resources and the promise of fertile land for farming. The fertile soils of the Huon Valley have long supported orchards, their gnarled apple trees a testament to hard work and resilience, and the scent of ripening fruit can sometimes drift on the breeze. While larger industries have waxed and waned, the spirit of self-reliance and a close connection to the land and sea remain the defining characteristics of Cairns Bay. Small fishing boats still bob at anchor, their colourful hulls a bright contrast to the muted tones of the landscape, and the local economy, while modest, is sustained by a blend of agriculture, artisanal produce, and the quiet trickle of travellers seeking the unspoiled beauty of this Tasmanian haven.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cairns Bay, Tasmania. 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 Cairns Bay, in the Huon Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cairns Bay includes the postcode (7116), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Huon Valley Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional 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 Cairns Bay 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. |