28-30 Esmond Street,
Emerald.
We’re right in the centre of town — a flat 20-minute walk to the middle of Emerald and about ten minutes’ drive to Emerald Airport. Fairbairn Dam and Lake Maraboon are 20 km away. The Sapphire Gemfields at Anakie, Sapphire and Rubyvale are an easy forty-five minute drive west, and Carnarvon Gorge National Park is a rewarding three-hour day trip south-west.
Distances & travel times
12 min
Emerald Airport
By car (7 km)
4 min
Emerald town centre
By car · 20 min walk
4 min
Emerald Hospital
By car · 15 min walk
1 min
The Capricornian
Walking — our street
36 min
Lake Maraboon
By car (20 km)
3 hrs
Carnarvon Gorge
By car (201 km)
How far is everything from Emerald Inn? Every distance, in one table.
Every distance that matters from Emerald Inn — in kilometres and real driving minutes, with walking times shown where the walk is twenty minutes or less. If you’re deciding where to stay in Emerald, this is the table the booking sites can’t give you.
Town centre & shopping
| Destination | km | Drive | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald town centre (Egerton Street) | 1.6 | 4 min | 20 min |
| IGA Emerald | 0.5 | 2 min | 8 min |
| Woolworths Emerald | 0.8 | 3 min | 9 min |
| Coles Emerald | 1.9 | 4 min | — |
| The Village Shopping Centre | 0.6 | 2 min | 8 min |
| Central Highlands Visitor Information Centre | 1.5 | 3 min | 19 min |
Health
| Destination | km | Drive | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Hospital | 1.2 | 4 min | 15 min |
Transport
| Destination | km | Drive | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Airport (EMD) | 7 | 12 min | — |
| Emerald railway station | 1.5 | 4 min | 16 min |
Eating & drinking (our team’s picks)
| Destination | km | Drive | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Capricornian | 0.1 | 1 min | 1 min |
| Maraboon Tavern | 0.6 | 2 min | 8 min |
| The Star Hotel | 1.2 | 3 min | 15 min |
| Hops & Vine | 1.8 | 4 min | — |
| Roses & Beans | 0.6 | 2 min | 8 min |
Parks & local attractions
| Destination | km | Drive | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Botanic Gardens | 2.2 | 6 min | — |
| The Big Easel (Morton Park) | 1.1 | 4 min | 15 min |
| Emerald Aquatic Centre | 0.9 | 3 min | 11 min |
Touring — the Gemfields & beyond
| Destination | km | Drive | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Maraboon / Fairbairn Dam | 20 | 36 min | — |
| Anakie (Gemfields) | 46 | 44 min | — |
| Sapphire (Gemfields) | 56 | 55 min | — |
| Rubyvale (Gemfields) | 66 | 72 min | — |
| Carnarvon Gorge | 201 | 178 min | — |
| Blackdown Tableland National Park | VERIFY | — | — |
Sources & last verified, July 2026. Distances were measured 14 July 2026 from the property’s verified coordinates using OpenStreetMap road routing, rounded conservatively, with local picks confirmed by our front-desk team. A row showing the VERIFY pill is still being confirmed — rather than guessing, we’ve left it explicit. If a destination matters to your booking, call the team on (07) 4980 0600 and they’ll give you the real number.