Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge is an attraction in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Blue Mound stands 291 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh arc bridge, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
through arch bridge in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
Dates from 1923.
Wikidata Q7284591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 0.9 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Rte 66 park: 0.9 mi
- Liberty Park: 3.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 3.5 mi
- Football Field and Track: 3.7 mi
- Schermerhorn Park: 5.8 mi
- Shoal Creek Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Spring River Wildlife Area: 9.1 mi
- Wildcat Glade Natural Area: 12.5 mi
- Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center: 12.7 mi
- Walter Woods Conservation Area: 13.8 mi
- Baxter Springs Heritage Museum: 3.2 mi
- Galena Mining & Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 8.8 mi
- Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum: 10.5 mi
- "t-lane memorial': 6.8 mi
- Treece, Kansas Historical Marker: 7.2 mi
- Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 12.2 mi
- Praying Hands: 15.8 mi
- Marsh arc bridge: 0.0 mi
- Tow Mater: 5.6 mi
- Tristate Marker: 8.5 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 12.2 mi
- Conoco Hole In The Wall: 12.3 mi
- 1A Football State Champs 1984: 7.9 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 8.5 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 11.7 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 12.6 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 13.0 mi
- Hockerville: 5.9 mi
- Zincville: 6.8 mi
- Treece: 7.6 mi
- Picher: 8.0 mi
- Cardin: 9.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 6.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 18.5 mi
- Bell Mound: 19.1 mi
- Timber Hill: 22.5 mi
- Truck Parking: 9.8 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 9.9 mi
- Grand Falls: 11.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 11.3 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 12.5 mi
- Big Hill: 21.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SW 224° | 291 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bell Mound | NW 323° | 281 m | 19.1 mi |
| Potato Hill | SW 223° | 263 m | 18.5 mi |
| Timber Hill | WNW 299° | 247 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5934936990
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