Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rainbow Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rainbow Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rainbow Bend
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Rainbow Bend:
- 37.175026, -97.130873
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rainbow Bend
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cowley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cowley County
- Since Rainbow Bend is near Sumner County and also Kay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- eBird sighting report for Kay County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rainbow Bend ...
We found one communities that share the name Rainbow Bend.
Within Kansas, the name Rainbow Bend is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Rainbow Bend in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Clare County
- This Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rainbow Bend that is located in Cowley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Rainbow Bend.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rainbow Bend ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Braman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
- Braman is located in Kay County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <3>
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Floral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Grainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
- Grainville is located in Kay County (OK)
- Hardy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Kellogg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Maple City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Peck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <3>
- Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Cowley County
- Rock has also been known as:
- Rusk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock <3>
- Silverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
How Far From Rainbow Bend to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rainbow Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rainbow Bend and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Cowley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rainbow Bend to Winfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,509 miles [12,084.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rainbow Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rainbow Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1750, Longitude: -97.1309 In this case, the coordinates for Rainbow Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rainbow Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.641 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.856 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.241 degrees. |