[1] It is a small coastal town in north-east Tasmania, situated at the southern end of the Bay of Fires.

Originally a fishing hamlet, the town is now a village with a large proportion of holiday dwellings.

The Tasman Sea and the waters of Georges Bay complete the eastern boundary and form part of the southern.

Grants Lagoon, an inlet of Binalong Bay (the body of water) is surrounded by the locality.

[5] Route C850 (Binalong Bay Road) enters from the south-west and runs through to the east, where it ends.