RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> San Bernardino County >> Rainbow WellsIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
California


The Commemorative Quarter for California







Welcome to Rainbow Wells ...

Rainbow Wells is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rainbow Wells: Rainbow Wls.

Rainbow Wells is 4,480 feet [1,366 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rainbow Wells is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rainbow Wells lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Rainbow Wells and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Communities near Rainbow Wells ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Rainbow Wells.

  • Cima
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kelso
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Kelso is located in San Bernardino County
  • Kerens ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
    • Kerens is located in San Bernardino County
  • Glasgow ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mountain Pass
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Baker
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Zzyzx
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
    • Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
    • Former names for Zzyzx:
    • Camp Soda
    • Soda Springs
  • Nipton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rainbow Wells. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rainbow Wells.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rainbow Wells. See our Newspapers Page for Rainbow Wells.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainbow Wells ...

Looking for more information about Rainbow Wells? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rainbow Wells, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rainbow Wells.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rainbow Wells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rainbow Wells - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025