Rainbow Texas Map
Explore Rainbow, Texas, 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, Texas
How to Use This Rainbow, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rainbow, Texas. 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 Texas 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.
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 |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Somervell County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.26542 |
| Longitude | -97.714194 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 76077 |
| Area Code | 817, 682 |
| County Seat | Glen Rose |
About Rainbow, Texas
Rainbow is a locality in Somervell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Rainbow is located at 32.2654°N, 97.7142°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76077.Rainbow rises from the North Texas earth as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored by the persistent, slow-moving presence of the Brazos River. It lies 13.1 miles south-southeast of Granbury, TX (from Granbury, TX: bearing 159°T), and is situated 3.2 miles northeast of Glen Rose. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the pale limestone dust that rises when a truck passes on a dry afternoon. The terrain is marked by a rugged, scrub-brushed topography, where the land tilts toward the nearby elevation of Berry Knob. Beyond the local canopy of oaks, the horizon holds the deep, shadowed fissures of Wildcat Hollow, a reminder of the ancient, uneven geology that dictates the pace of life in this corner of the state.
Rainbow persists as a place defined by its proximity to the water and the simple endurance of its people. Life moves in sync with the seasonal temperament of the Brazos River, which winds through the landscape just a mile away, shaping the rhythm of the surrounding ranchland. Residents find recreation and a sense of stillness at Oakdale Park, while those seeking the deeper history of the earth often travel toward the Dinosaur Valley State Park Trail to witness the tracks left in the stone. The economy remains tethered to the land, an inheritance of agriculture and small-scale trade that keeps the focus inward, away from the frantic pace of the larger world. Even as the sun slips behind the distant, darkened ridges, the stillness of the prairie remains the most defining feature of the day.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ed Young Station (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 217° SW
- Squaw Creek Indian Fight (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 313° NW
- Oakdale Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 227° SW
- Big Rocks Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 223° SW
- Stevens Ranch (Park) — 3.0 mi, 079° E
- Greetings from Glen Rose (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 229° SW
- Campbell Building (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 229° SW
- Somervell County Courthouse (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 229° SW
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 227° SW
- Dinosaur Valley State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 257° W
- Apatosaurus (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 258° W
- Tyrannosaurus rex (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 258° W
- Whitney Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 130° SE
- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (Park) — 7.5 mi, 217° SW
- Cleburne State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 086° E
- Whitney Point Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 122° SE
- Mt. Loma (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 024° NE
- Granbury Opera House (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 341° N
- Rattler Pit Stadium (Stadium) — 15.0 mi, 303° NW
- Chapelhouse Studios (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 041° NE
- Cinemark Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 18.1 mi, 074° E
- Ark II (Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 345° N
- Johnson County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 073° E
- Billy the Kid Statue (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 224° SW
- Serenity Point (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 135° SE
- Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 30.0 mi, 263° W
- Doss Heritage and Culture Center (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 353° N
- Roger R Fawcett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 38.0 mi, 303° NW
- Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 50.8 mi, 152° SE · 348 acres
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 67.6 mi, 002° N · 20k acres
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About This Rainbow Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rainbow, Texas. Coordinates: 32.26542, -97.714194. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Rainbow includes the ZIP code (76077), telephone area code (817, 682), county seat of Somervell County (Glen Rose), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
