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Rainbow Lake New York Map

Explore Rainbow Lake, New York, 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 Lake, New York

How to Use This Rainbow Lake, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rainbow Lake, New York. 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 York 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 Lake.

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 Lake
State	New York (NY)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.466997
Longitude	-74.172932
Population	680
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12976
Area Code	845
County Seat	Malone

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About Rainbow Lake, New York

Rainbow Lake is a locality in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Rainbow Lake is located at 44.4670°N, 74.1729°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12976.

Rainbow Lake occupies a quiet expanse of northern terrain defined by the dense, persistent greenery of the Debar Mountain Wild Forest. It lies 18.9 miles northwest of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 325°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north of Harrietstown. The land here holds a distinct, cooling weight, where the air smells perpetually of damp pine needles and the damp earth of the northern woods. Only a mile away, the surface of Clear Pond mirrors the sky with a glassy stillness, while the narrow, winding path of Negro Brook cuts through the undergrowth, its waters moving with a deliberate, rhythmic persistence. On the distant horizon, the peaks of the Adirondack Mountains rise as a jagged, slate-colored silhouette, grounding the view and offering a sense of scale to the surrounding wilderness.

Economic life around Rainbow Lake remains tethered to the slow, seasonal shifts of the forest, favoring a lifestyle that prioritizes the maintenance of the land over the frantic pace of industrial expansion. History here is written in the timber and the quiet persistence of those who manage the resources of the Debar Mountain Wild Forest, where the labor of the day often concludes with the light fading behind the tree line. Though the nearest coastline is only six miles away, the character of the region is defined by these interior woods rather than the salt air of Penfold Bay or the distant presence of Rabbit Island. Life in Rainbow Lake moves with the quietude of a place where the seasons dictate the schedule, leaving the inhabitants to find their own measure of satisfaction in the steady, unchanging rhythm of the northern landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Debar Mountain Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 155° SE
Town Of Brighton Land (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 190° S
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 204° SW
Buck Pond Campground (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 051° NE
Six Nations Indian Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 059° NE
Glenview Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 171° S
Saranac Lakes (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 198° S
Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 7.6 mi, 148° SE
Meacham Lake Campground (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 322° NW
NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 9.9 mi, 168° S
Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 168° S
Mckenzie Pond Bouldering Access (appx) (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 161° S
High Peaks Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 12.4 mi, 183° S
Randy Preston Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 118° SE
Big Wooden Bear (8') (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 117° SE
Kate Smith Memorial (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 143° SE
World War Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 143° SE
Lake Placid Olympic Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 144° SE
Lake Placid Hall of Fame (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 144° SE
Porridge Potholes (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 119° SE
Master Pothole (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 119° SE
Potholes (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 119° SE
Plane Crash Site (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 163° S
Wanika Falls (Viewpoint) — 19.4 mi, 163° S
Bert Williams Farm (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 109° E
Adirondack history center museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 121° SE
North Star Underground Railroad Museum (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 083° E

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