Explore Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rainbow Lake, Alberta. 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 to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, 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).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Alberta or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Rainbow Lake and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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 Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rainbow Lake.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, 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 — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue 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.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Rainbow Lake |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 109-9-W6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 58.504444 |
| Longitude | -119.400278 |
| Population | 495 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | T0H |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | IAEGE |
Rainbow Lake is a town in 109-9-W6, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Rainbow Lake is located at 58.5044°N, 119.4003°W.
Rainbow Lake sits amidst the vast, quiet expanse of the northern boreal forest, a settlement defined by the stillness of the muskeg and the low, persistent light of the high latitudes. It lies 46.7 km west-south-west of Assumption, AB (from Assumption, AB: bearing 243°T), and is situated 46.7 km west-south-west of Chateh. The land here holds a distinct, hushed quality, where the horizon stretches out in a flat, unbroken line that seems to pull the sky down toward the earth. Beyond the immediate clearings, the Hay River flows through the landscape about 15 km away, its presence felt in the way the air carries a crisp, lingering dampness even in the height of summer. The terrain is a subtle arrangement of peatlands and dense coniferous stands that absorb sound, leaving the environment to exist in a state of watchful patience. The economy of Rainbow Lake emerged from the deep necessity of resource extraction, specifically the development of oil and gas reserves that have long dictated the pace of life. Work here is defined by the heavy machinery and infrastructure required to navigate the challenging, often waterlogged ground, creating a cycle of industry that demands resilience from those who remain. This focus on energy production shapes the daily movements of the residents, who navigate the transition between the modern demands of the rigs and the ancient, unyielding character of the surrounding wilderness. The industrial presence provides a stark, utilitarian contrast to the deep, mossy greens of the woods, marking a human footprint on a landscape that otherwise feels indifferent to the passing of time. Cultural life in Rainbow Lake is marked by the shared experience of living at the edge of the frontier, where the winters are long and the community gathers to endure the cold together. Traditions here are quiet and practical, rooted in the self-sufficiency required by such a remote setting, and the social interactions often center on the warmth found in small, indoor spaces while the wind scours the open ground outside. There are no grand monuments or famous figures to claim, as the identity of the people relies instead on the stoic endurance of the northern climate. Visitors and residents alike find a particular clarity in the way the dusk settles over the trees, turning the sky a bruised, beautiful violet that underscores the isolation and the immense, open scale of the northern world.
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Explore Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 58.504444, -119.400278. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Rainbow Lake includes the postal code (T0H), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS 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 for Rainbow Lake is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |