Beach· Eleuthera· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Rainbow Bay
25° 20.0′ N · 76° 25.9′ W
A small white-sand cove with public picnic tables, the beach at the front of the Rainbow Bay subdivision, five miles down the coast from Hatchet Bay.
Practical
Position is Rainbow Beach in OpenStreetMap. Public beach with picnic tables; walk about a quarter mile across the subdivision to Atlantic-side lookouts and more public beaches (ActiveCaptain, 2015 to 2018). Live sand dollars and sea urchins on the bottom off the beach; dolphins visit. No services ashore except the Rainbow Inn up on the highway.
Best for
A beach walk and swim off the Rainbow Cay anchorage
Nearby
- Rainbow Cay Beach Anchorage0.1 NM away
- Rainbow Cay Snorkel (Rainbow Bay)0.1 NM away
- Rainbow Inn Restaurant1.1 NM away
- Twin Brothers (Hatchet Bay)3 NM away
- Alice Town (Hatchet Bay) fuel, water and groceries3.1 NM away
- Front Porch Seafood House (Hatchet Bay)3.2 NM away
- Hatchet Bay Harbour3.2 NM away
- Hurricane season on Eleuthera (hurricane holes: Hatchet Bay, Cape Eleuthera)3.2 NM away