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Rainbow Lakes New Jersey Map

Explore Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey

How to Use This Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New Jersey or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rainbow Lakes.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Rainbow Lakes
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Morris County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.879435
Longitude	-74.462392
Population	1,255
Density	441.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07834
Area Code	732, 848
County Seat	Morristown
School District	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

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About Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey

Rainbow Lakes is a locality in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,255. The population density is 441.7 people per km². Rainbow Lakes is located at 40.8794°N, 74.4624°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07834.

Rainbow Lakes occupies a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of glacial debris and the steady persistence of inland woods. It lies 1.2 miles southeast of Denville, NJ (from Denville, NJ: bearing 139°T), and is situated 9.6 miles northwest of Livingston. The terrain here rises and dips in modest, irregular folds, creating a basin that draws the eye toward the water’s edge where the eponymous lake holds the pale, thin light of late afternoon. A mile away, the Rockaway River carves a deliberate path through the Rockaway Valley, its current moving with a somber, rhythmic gravity that echoes the stillness of the surrounding timber. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains stands as a jagged, indigo barrier against the sky, while the shadow of the Norvin Green State Forest looms further out, suggesting a vast, untamed depth that contrasts with the domestic order of the local streets.

Rainbow Lakes serves as a residential reprieve from the industrial pulse of the broader state, maintaining an economy rooted in the steady transit of commuters and the maintenance of its quiet, wooded lots. Residents find a communal focus at Rainbow Lakes Park, a space that preserves a sense of open air amid the encroaching density of suburban life. The history of the area is not marked by grand monuments but by the slow transition from rural solitude to a structured, neighborhood existence, where the changing leaves and the cooling air of the inland climate dictate the pace of the year. There is a specific, muted beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the trees, a reminder that even in a landscape shaped by modern utility, the earth retains a stubborn, ancient character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rainbow Lakes Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 248° W
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Athletic Facility (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 176° S
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Wooded Lot (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 267° W
Jannarone Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 153° SE
Park Road Field (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 182° S
Denville's Beacon (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 269° W
Tourne County Park (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 023° NE
Christopher Columbus (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 105° E
Susan Skovronek (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 028° NE
Elephant Rock (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 036° NE
Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 356° N
Jonathon Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 345° N
Boonton Iron Works Blast Furnace Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 053° NE
Broadfoot and Broadfoot (Gallery) — 3.2 mi, 055° NE
Troy Meadows State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 112° E
Parsippany Play House (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 078° E
Hawkwatch Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 354° N
Slag Pile (Historic Ruins) — 5.3 mi, 352° N
AMC Headquarters 10 (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 190° S
Canvas And Grapes (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 191° S
Buck Mountain (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 019° N
Bickford Theater (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 173° S
Painting with a Twist (Arts Centre) — 6.0 mi, 064° NE
Longo Planetarium (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 256° W
"limestone" Quarry (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 046° NE
Bear Rock (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 034° NE
13th Hour Haunted House (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 286° W
Tripod Rock (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 035° NE
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.8 mi, 182° S · 16k acres
Great Swamp Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.8 mi, 182° S · 3,611 acres

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