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:
  • 44.128628, -84.921697
  • 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.
  • Open 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 Clare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clare County
  • Since Rainbow Bend is near Missaukee County and also Roscommon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Missaukee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roscommon 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Rainbow Bend

Communities Also Named Rainbow Bend ...

We found one communities that are also named Rainbow Bend.

Within Michigan, the name Rainbow Bend is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Rainbow Bend in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Cowley County
    • This Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rainbow Bend that is located in Clare County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Rainbow Bend.

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.

• Ash Acres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ash Acres is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Acres
• Buck Trails
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buck Trails is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
• Lake George
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake George is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
• Long Lake Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
• Marion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Marion is located in Osceola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
• Piney Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Woods is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
• Prosper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosper is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Temple
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

How Far From Rainbow Bend to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

• Harrison, which is the Seat of Clare County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rainbow Bend to Harrison, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'